Volta Flashcards

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What is volta

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Italian word for “turn.” In a sonnet, the volta is the turn of thought or argument

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What is a example of volta

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My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red than her lips’ red; If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head

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