Sonnets and Terms

Question 1

abba abba cdecde (sestet can be many variations)

Answer 1

Italian

Question 2

abab cdcd efef gg

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English

Question 3

abab bcbc cdcd ee (interlocking rhyme with concluding couplet)

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Spenserian

Question 4

untressed-stressed unit

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Iambic Pentameter

Question 5

rhythm of two or more syllables

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Foot

Question 6

unstressed followed by stressed, example: to-DAY

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Iamb

Question 7

stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable

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Trochee

Question 8

two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable (ex: serenade)

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Anapest

Question 9

a stressed syllable followed by two stressed syllables

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Dactyl

Question 10

stressed syllable between two unstressed syllables

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Amphibrach

Question 11

two long or stressed syllables

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Spondee

Question 12

the main idea or message of a creative work, such as a book, movie, or speech

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Theme

Question 13

the quality of a sound, the feeling expressed in a piece of writing, or the condition of a living body.

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Tone

Question 14

(in fictional writing) the narrator’s position in relation to a story being told.

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Point of View

Question 15

situational, verbal, and dramatic what?

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Irony

Question 16

visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

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Imagery

Question 17

describe item by item; give the full particulars of.

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Detail

Question 18

the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

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Syntax

Question 19

(in verse) the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza

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Enjambment

Question 20

a literary device in which the speaker addresses either an absent person or a non-human object, idea, or being

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Apostrophe

Question 21

a statement or situation that seems contradictory but actually reveals a deeper truth

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Paradox

Question 22

a literary device that combines contradictory words or phrases to create a new meaning

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Oxymoron

Question 23

a literary device that uses contrasting ideas or words in parallel structure to create emphasis and clarity.

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Antithesis

Question 24

a figure of speech that creates a symmetrical X shape in a sentence by repeating ideas in reverse order.

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Chiasmus

Question 25

a figure of speech that plays with words that have multiple meanings, or that plays with words that sound similar but mean different things.

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pun

Question 26

a poetic device that involves omitting or slurring a syllable or vowel to fit a poem's meter or to make it easier to pronounce.

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Elision

Question 27

a punctuation mark that indicates the omission of words, phrases, or lines.

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Ellipsis

Question 28

the addition of a sound or syllable to a word to make it easier to articulate or to fit the meter of the verse.

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Epenthesis

Question 29

a word or phrase that has two interpretations, or meanings. One meaning is usually clear, while the other is more risqué or suggestive.

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Double Meaning

Question 30

a way to create comparisons and connections between ideas and objects using non-literal language.

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Figurative Language

Question 31

a literary device that compares two things using multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of poetry.

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Extended Metaphor

Question 32

a figure of speech that uses a related word or phrase to replace another word or phrase.

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Metonymy

Question 33

a figure of speech in poetry that uses a part of something to represent the whole, or vice versa.

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Synecdoche

Question 34

a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to emphasize a point or evoke strong feelings in poetry.

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Hyperbole

Question 35

a literary device that uses understatement and negation to convey an affirmative meaning.

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Litotes

Question 36

the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of multiple words in a line.

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Alliteration

Question 37

a literary device that involves repeating vowel sounds in words that are close together in a poem.

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Assonance

Question 38

a literary device that occurs when words share the same consonant sounds, but they come after different vowel sounds.

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Consonance

Question 39

a literary device that uses a combination of harsh, unpleasant sounds to create a certain mood or feeling.

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Cacophony

Question 40

the use of sounds to create a pleasing and harmonious effect.

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Euphony

Question 41

the literal situation or argument

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Literal

Question 42

the tone of the poem & the devices that help create it

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Emotional

Question 43

the beauty or appeal--the sound devices & structure/form

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Aesthetic

Question 44

Poetry typically goes from the concrete to the abstract.

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Reminder

Question 45

makes an assertion, then undercuts it. “Pulls the rug out from under” what had been established.

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Ironic

Question 46

turns from making a concession (admitting the problem) to making an argument

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Concessional

Question 47

3 types: 1-turns from grief to consolation, 2- turns from grief to the refusal of consolation, 3-turns from grief to deeper grief

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Elegiac

Question 48

turns from organized description of object to a meditation on the meaning of that object.

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Emblematic

Question 49

a kind of dramatic monologue that has 3 parts: it opens with the description of a scene, then (often due to an external trigger) turns to an interior meditation (ex. consideration of memories, concerns, anticipations), and then turns to a re-description of the scene with a different mindset.

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Descriptive/Meditative

Question 50

Begins with a consideration of past events and then turns to look to the future ahead or present differently.

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Retrospective/Prospective