Sonnet Poem Flashcards

Sonne

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octave usually stating a proposal, proposition or problem sestet usually provide a resolution, with a clear break between the two sections
Italian/Petrarchan sonnet
___ means eight lines
octave means eight lines
Usually consists of abab ababa or abba abba for the octave and cdecde or cdccdc for the sestet
Italian/Petrarchan sonnet
___ means six ines
sestet means six lines
___ means turn
volta means turn
The 9th line contains a volta which signals the move from away from one of the 3 Ps and into the resolution or a change in mood or tone.
Italian/Petrarchan sonnet
___means four lines
quatrains means four lines
___means 2 lines
couplet means 2 lines
Rhyme scheme usually consists of abab cdcd efef gg
English/Shakespearean sonnet
The couplet (gg) in the final two lines usually has the volta in themes or images
English/Shakespearean sonnet
Three quatrains connected by the interlocking rhyme scheme and followed by a couplet
Spenserian sonnet
Has three quatrains and a couplet
English/Shakespearean sonnet
Rhyme scheme is abab bcbc cdcd ee
Spenserian sonnet
Does not require that the initial octave to have one of the 3 Ps that the sestet answers in the Italian sonnet.
Spenserian sonnet