Sonnets Flashcards
1
Q
When and where did it originate
A
13th century, Italy
2
Q
Literal meaning
A
Little song
3
Q
He changed the rhyme scheme of the sonnet
A
Henry Howard
4
Q
Translated some of Petrarch’s sonnets and made some of his own
A
Sir Thomas Wyatt
5
Q
He perfected the sonnet style which was later adopted by Spenser and Shakespeare
A
Francesco Petrarch
6
Q
Octave
A
Establishes speaker’s situation or raises a question
abbaabba
7
Q
Sextet
A
Resolves, draws conclusion or expresses a reaction
cdcdcd or cdecde
8
Q
Also called the english or the elizabethan sonnet
A
Shakespearean sonnet
9
Q
Shakespearean: Addressed to:
A
Dark lady, young man, rival poet
10
Q
Rhyme scheme
A
ababcdcdefef gg
11
Q
Started spenserian sonnet
A
Edmund Spenser
12
Q
Spenserian Sonnet: interlocking rhyme scheme
A
abab bcbc cdcd ee
