History
Where did Shakespeare live?
England.
What is a foot?
A group of 2 unstressed and stressed syllables.
What type of poem has no restrictions?
Free Verse
Name the structure of free verse.
Not limited to anything, but usually concrete.
An extreme exaggeration made to prove a point.
Hyperbole
Who was Petrarch?
Father of Humanism, Italian poet and writer.
What is form?
the physical or written structure of a poem.
What type of poem is written in iambic pentameter, but is not limited to a rhyme scheme?
Blank Verse
Name the structure of blank verse.
No limit to rhyme scheme, but written in iambic pentameter.
A simile.
Who was Shakespeare?
An English poet and playwright.
What is rhyme scheme?
pattern of rhyme (same or similar concluding syllables in different words) that comes at the end of each verse or line in poetry.
What type of poem has 14 lines and is written is iambic pentameter?
A sonnet.
Name the structure of a Shakespearean sonnet.
!4 lines, iambic pentameter.
4 parts, 3 quatrains and 1 couplet.
quatrain= lines (1-4) (5-8) (9-12)
couplet=last 2 lines
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Giving human qualities to nonhuman objects.
Personification.
When did Petrarch live?
During the Italian Renaissance.
What is a meter?
a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that defines the rhythm of some poetry.
What type of poem is written in a lyrical form (song form) and narrating a story?
Ballad.
Name the structure of a Petrarchan sonnet.
14 lines, iambic pentameter.
2 parts, 1 octave and 1 sestet.
Octave=first 8 lines
Sestet=last 6 lines
Rhyme Scheme: ABBA ABBA CDEDCE/CDE
What is assonance?
The repetition of vowel sounds.
When did Shakespeare live?
What is a stanza?
the main building block of a poem, like a paragraph in an essay.
What type of poem is written in a lyrical form (song form) and is written in appreciation of a subject?
Ode
Usually, where is the turn of a sonnet?
At the beginning of the third stanza.
What is alliteration?
The repetition of a similar sound at the beginning of successive words.