Sonnets
The metrical pattern traditionally used in English sonnets, consisting of lines with five iambs each.
What is Iambic Pentameter?
This is the term for the repetition of similar consonant sounds, especially at the ends of words, within a line of poetry.
What is Consonance?
This is the use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
What is Onomatopoeia?
This is the sequence of events in a narrative.
What is Plot?
This is a statement that expresses the main idea or argument of an essay.
What is a Thesis?
He is credited with popularizing the sonnet form in English literature.
Who is William Shakespeare?
This term refers to a pause in a line of poetry, often marked by punctuation, that contributes to its rhythm.
What is Caesura?
This is the repetition of similar consonant sounds, usually at the end of words.
What is Consonance?
This is the process of creating and developing characters in a narrative.
What is Characterization?
This is a sentence that expresses the main idea of a paragraph in an essay.
What is a Topic Sentence?
In a Shakespearean sonnet, this term refers to the final two rhymed lines that often provide a resolution or summary.
What is a couplet?
This device involves attributing human qualities to non-human entities or abstract concepts.
What is Personification?
This is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line.
What is Meter?
This is the use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite to their literal interpretation or an outcome that is opposite to what is expected.
What is Irony?
This is the process of making changes to improve the clarity, coherence, and effectiveness of a piece of writing.
What is Revising or Revision?
This term describes the turn or shift in thought that typically occurs between the octave and sestet in a Petrarchan sonnet.
What is a/the Volta?
This is the term for the use of words that evoke sensory experiences, such as sight, sound, taste, smell, or touch, to create a vivid impression in poetry.
What is Personification?
This is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words.
What is Alliteration?
This is the use of hints or clues that suggest future events in a narrative.
What is Foreshadowing?
This is an essay that examines and interprets a literary work, analyzing its elements and their contributions to the overall meaning.
What is a Literary Analysis Essay?
The number of lines a Shakespearean sonnet has.
What is 14?
A reference to a well-known person, event, or work of literature, often used to add depth or resonance to a text.
What is Allusion?
This is the repetition of similar vowel sounds within nearby words in a line of poetry.
What is Assonance?
This is the central message or insight about life that a work of literature conveys.
What is Theme?
This is the final paragraph of an essay, in which the writer summarizes the main points and restates the thesis in a new way.
What is a Conclusion?