When in disgrace Flashcards
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Flashcard 1: Summary
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Front: What happens in Sonnet XXIX?
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The speaker feels sad
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lonely
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Then
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he thinks of his loved one and feels so happy he wouldn’t trade places with a king.
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Flashcard 2: Main Themes
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Front: What are the big ideas in this poem?
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Love’s Power: Love can turn sadness into joy.
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Jealousy: The speaker compares himself to others and feels bad.
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Happiness: Real happiness comes from love
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not money or status.
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Flashcard 3: Key Lines
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Front: What are the most important lines?
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“I all alone beweep my outcast state” → He feels lonely and left out.
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"Like to the lark at break of day arising" → Love makes him feel free and joyful (like a bird flying at sunrise).
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"I scorn to change my state with kings" → He’d rather have love than be rich.
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Flashcard 4: Simile (Comparison)
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Front: What’s the main simile in the poem?
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"Like to the lark at break of day" → Thinking of his love makes the speaker as happy as a bird singing at sunrise.
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Flashcard 5: Mood Change
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Front: How does the speaker’s mood shift?
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Start: Sad
jealous
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End: Happy
grateful
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Flashcard 6: Exam Question Practice
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Front: How does Shakespeare show the power of love in this sonnet?
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Before love: The speaker cries alone
feels jealous
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After love: He feels richer than kings and compares his joy to a lark flying at dawn.
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Flashcard 7: Symbols
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Front: What symbols are used?
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Lark (bird): Represents freedom
hope
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Kings: Symbolize wealth and power (but love is better).
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Heaven: Represents something perfect but distant (his cries go unheard until love saves him).
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Flashcard 8: Why It’s a Sonnet
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Front: What makes this a Shakespearean sonnet?
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14 lines
rhyme scheme: ABABCDCDEFEFGG.
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Volta (turn): At line 9 ("Yet in these thoughts...")
the mood shifts from sad to happy.
