Sonnets

Front

What is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that gives a poem its rhythm and rhyme?

Back

Meter

Front

What type of meter consists of five sets of syllables in the pattern of unaccented, accented?

Back

Iambic pentameter

Front

How many feet are in a pentameter?

Back

5

Front

Where was the sonnet invented?

Back

Italy

Front

What is a 2 line stanza called?

Back

Couplet

Front

What is a sonnet?

Back

A 14-line poem, typically written in iambic pentameter.

Front

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

Back

ABABCDCDEFEFGG

Front

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

Back

A Petrarchan sonnet has an octave and a sestet, while a Shakespearean sonnet has three quatrains and a couplet.

Front

What is a quatrain?

Back

A stanza of four lines.

Front

What is a sestet?

Back

A stanza of six lines.