Wyatt Flashcards
What is self fashioning?
- Construction and deconstruction of identity
- Way of understanding identity
- No opposition between true / fake self
What is the correlation between self-fashioning and literature?
SF is the manifestation of the behavior of an author
Where are the sonnets from?
Italy
What are main metrics for a sonnet?
11 syllables
14 lines
1 octet & 1 sestet
Fixed rhyme
Who invented sonnets?
Giacomo de Lentini
What is a Petrarchan conceit?
Complex metaphor or simile related to love
What are some of Wyatt’s contributions to literature?
-Popularized the sonnet
-INTRODUCED THE IAMBIC PENTAMETER
Contains a strong and soft sound
Iamb foot
Means five feet per line
Pentameter
Rhyme structure for Petrarchan sonnets
ABBA ABBA CDDC EE
ABAB ABAB CDDC EE
What is Wyatt shift on love?
He focuses on the lover and his emotional state as well as power and its abuse
What is his alliteration like?
He uses strong sounds that call attention