Poetry: The Sonnet Flashcards
(13 cards)
The Sonnet allows to examine
two ideas, emotions, states of mind, beliefs, actions, etc
The sonnet ___ these two ideas; either to resolve the conflict or simply to reveal the tension between the two
Juxtaposes
The Sonnet has __ lines
14
The Sonnet can be broken into two major:
the octave (8 first lines) and the sestet (the last 6 lines)
The Italian Sonnet is also called
Petrarchan
In the Octave of the Italian Sonnet
Presents observation or problem
In the Sestet of the Italian Sonnet
Responds to octave, resolving, answering, or satisfying the change
In the Shakespearean Sonnet, each quatrian develops a
thought
*ABAB *CDCD *EFEF (Context)
In the Shakespearean Sonnet, the couplet at the end _______ the impact of the preceding quatrains
summarizes
*GG (Epiphany)
The Volta
The turn in thought
The Volta is often indicated by such initial words as
But
Yet
And Yet
The Volta in Italian Sonnet
Between lines 8 and 9
The Volta in Shakespearean Sonnet
Between lines 8 and 9 or between
