Whosolist To Hunt Meter Flashcards
1
Q
What is the meter the sonnet is written in?
A
Iambic pentameter
2
Q
What is iambic pentameter?
A
An unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable
4
Q
What line isn’t written in iambic pentameter?
A
Line 7
5
Q
Explain the meter in line 7
A
Trochee, iamb, spondee, trochee
6
Q
What is the significance of the meter in line 7?
A
To emphasise how the speaker is fainting, and emphasising how he is giving up on hunting
7
Q
What is the purpose of the iambic pentameter?
A
To give the poem a sound of a hunt
8
Q
What line is the volta in?
A
Traditional sonnet, line 9
