Elements and Structure of a Sonnet || Petrarchan and Shakespearean Sonnet Flashcards
A sonnet is a poem generally structured in the form of ____ lines.
14 lines
usually in iambic pentameter, that expresses a thought or idea and utilizes an established rhyme scheme
Sonnet
As a poetic form, the sonnet was developed by an early thirteenth century Italian poet, ________________. However, it was the Renaissance Italian poet __________ who perfected and made this poetic literary device famous.
Thirteenth-century Italian poet: Giacomo da Lentini
Renaissance Italian poet: Petrarch
The two most popular types of sonnet
Petrarchan Sonnet and Shakespearean Sonnet
Divided into two stanzas:
OCTAVE (first 8 lines)
SESTET (the last 6 lines)
Petrarchan Sonnet
Has a rhyme scheme of:
ABBA ABBA CDECDE/CDCDCD
Petrarchan Sonnet
A Petrarchan sonnet presents an _____________, _______________, and/or ____________ in the octave.
A Petrarchan sonnet presents an argument, observation, and/or question in the octave.
A turn or _______ occurs between the eighth and ninth lines. This turn marks a shift in the direction of the foregoing argument or narrative, turning the sestet into a vehicle for counterargument, clarification, or whatever answer the octave demands.
Volta
has 3 quatrains (4 lines) and a couplet (2 lines)
Shakespearean Sonnet
has a rhyme scheme of: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Shakespearean Sonnet
The ___________ is usually developed in the first three quatrains, each quatrain with a new idea growing out of the previous one. Sometimes the first two quatrains are devoted to the same thought.
The problem
The Shakespearean sonnet is brought to a punchy ______________ in the epigrammatic final couplet.
punchy resolution
The word sonnet is derived from what Italian word?
Sonetto
What does sonetto mean?
little song or small lyric
Who initiated the Petrarchan sonnet form?
Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
