late ren
define carpe diem
What is seize the day, poets encouraged their readers to take advantage of the opportunities they had while they could.
Name an example of a literary epic
What is Paradise Lost
Who is beezlebub
Who is satans companion in Paradise Lost
Define sonnet
What is a lyrical poem of 14 lines of iambic pentameter
Define conceit
What is the comparison of two dissimilar things
Define in medias res
What is the opening of a story in the middle of action, all epics start in medias res
What are cavilers
What are loyalists who supported the monarchy
What are roundheads
Who are parliamentarians who supported the monarchy
Define sestet
What is the answer to the problem in a Petrarchan sonnet, CDCDCD or CDECDE or CDCCDC
Who is the Petrarchan dedicatee?
Who is Laura
Define epic simile
What is a long simile that suggests the heroic nature of a character or quality
What is a long narrative poem, written in lofty style, which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society
Define an epic hero
What is a brave and noble character in an epic poem, admired for great achievements or affected by grand events
Define an octet
what is the first 8 line of a Petrarchan sonnet where the problem is identified , ABBA ABBA
Define the three quatrains
what is the idea in a Shakespearean sonnet, ABAB CDCD EFEF
Define metaphysical poetry
what is poetry characterized by its unusual rhythms, phymes, and conceits. Created by John Donne
What is an epic specifically conceived for written literary purposes
Define mock epic
what is and epic with epic conventions to describe trivial matter
Name three figures of speech
Syntax- word placement
B. Alliteration- repeating initial consonant sounds
C. Allusion- mentioning something not present
D. Apostrophe- direct address of an absent person, place, etc
E. Consonance- repeating consonant sound other than first
F. Denotation- strict dictionary def
Hyperbole- gross exaggeration
Metonymy- using word to replace another
Paradox-contradictory ideas
Oxymoron- contradiction of words
Synecdoche- part for whole or whole for part
Define the rhyming couplet of a Shakespearean sonnet
What is the conclusion of the idea, GG
What are the characteristics of cavalier poetry
What are graceful, melodious, polished in manner, classical Latin influences, pro monarchy, created by Ben Jonson
Literary giants the Late Renaissance is bookmarked by
Who are Shakespeare and Milton
who are James I and Charles I
Name two of the shakespearean sonnet themes
What are love surviving time, power of love, immortality through poetry, carnal love, and anti Petrarchan
Define the shakespearean sonnet cycle
what is 1-126 handsome young man, 127-152 dark lady, 153-154 cupid