Sonnet Notes

Front

Another name for a Petrarchan sonnet.

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Italian

Front

Iambic pentameter contains _____ iambs, each of which contains _____ syllables.

Back

five, two

Front

Shakespearean sonnets are written in what pattern?

Back

iambic pentameter

Front

The final two lines of a Shakespearean sonnet are called the

Back

couplet

Front

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

Back

ABABCDCDEFEFGG

Front

What is a sonnet?

Back

A 14-line poem typically written in iambic pentameter.

Front

What is the structure of a Petrarchan sonnet?

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An octave followed by a sestet.

Front

What is the purpose of the volta in a sonnet?

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To signal a shift in thought or argument.

Front

What is a quatrain?

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A stanza of four lines.

Front

What is the difference between a Shakespearean and a Petrarchan sonnet?

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Shakespearean sonnets have three quatrains and a couplet; Petrarchan sonnets have an octave and a sestet.