sonnet 116 Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
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sonnet 116 big ideas
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love never changes, its infinite
in light of this it is not the same as lust - lust is lost
the speaker is really sure about this
2
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sonnet 116 structure
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the poem seeks to define love by alternating what it is and what it isn’t
caesura - in places, these are used to create abrupt breaks in the lines - an obstacle to overcome
volta between lines 8 and 9
3
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sonnet 116 form
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Shakespearean sonnet:
iambic pentameter, replicating the dependability and changeless nature of love
14 lines
ABABCDCDEFEFGG
3 quatrains and a final couplet
final couplet serves to conclude and affirm the meaning of the rest, intensified by its rhyme
