Shakespearean Sonnets Flashcard

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What is personification?

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A poetic device where human qualities are attributed to non-human entities.

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What does the term 'eye of heaven' refer to in Sonnet 18?

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It refers to the Sun.

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What are the last two lines of a sonnet called?

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Couplet.

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How many lines are there in a Shakespearean sonnet?

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14 lines.

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How many total unstressed and stressed syllables are in one line of a Shakespearean sonnet?

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10 syllables.

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What is a sonnet?

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A 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter.

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What is iambic pentameter?

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A metrical pattern of five feet, each consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.