sonnets test Flashcards
His sonnets are written on the dominant theme of love-
William Shakespeare
Had a pet pig
Robert Herrick
Who wrote “to his coy mistress”
Andrew Marvell
Who wrote “the faerie queene”
Edmund Spencer
Who wrote “to the virgins”
Robert Herrick
Who wrote a 154 sonnets
William Shakespeare
Who spent most of his time in Ireland
Edmund Spencer
Who worked as a tutor before assisting john milton
Andrew Marvell
Who became a priest
Robert Herrick
Who became active in politics
Andrew Marvell
Know the two types of sonnets
shakespearean and petrarchan
How many lines are in a sonnet
14 lines
Meter sonnets are usually written in
iambic pentameter
Shakespeare’s sonnets are usually divided into three blanks and 1 blank.
Quatrains, a couplet
Know sonnets which follow one another are called?
Sonnet Sequence
Two characters from the faerie queene and what they stand for..
Duessa- Falsehood Una- Truth
Two major characters in Shakespeare’s sonnets and what they stand for ( BE SPECIFIC)
A beloved young man/friend- usually spoken of fondly and praised
A dark woman- Often depicted as dark, malicious, and ordinary
Three distinct sections in “to his coy mistress” and what are they about
- The first section is a list of all the things he would do to praise her if there were enough time in the world.
- The second section is a shift from timelessness to the limits of times and all that will be lost.
- The final section is a seen as a plea to the young woman to take control of the time that they have
Three ways that “To his coy mistress” And “To the Virgins” are the same
- Both a carpe diem poem
- Both are about love in some way( to his coy mistress - about love)(to the virgins- about marriahe and love)
- Both are about time running out
