Features of a Sonnet
How many lines does a sonnet typically have?
14 Lines
What is a metaphor?
something is something else
When did the romanticism period occur?
the 1800s
"Remember me when i am Gone Away"
Remember - Christina Rossetti
what is the metre used in most sonnets?
Iambic pentameter
What is this technique: “This city now doth, like a garment, wear”
A Smilie
When did the modernism period occur?
1900s-50s
"Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines"
Sonnet 18 - William Shakespeare
Describe the structure of an English sonnet?
4-4-4-2
What is Anaphora?
Repetition of a word or phrase at the start of successive clauses
What period occurred before romanticism?
The age of enlightenment
"Open unto the fields and to the sky"
Composed Upon a Westminster Bridge - William Wordsworth
What is a volta and which line in the sonnet is normally used?
The turning point, normally around line 9
What type of imagery is this: “then with cracked hands that ached”
Tactile
Who said “make it new” In 1934?
Ezra Pound
"To feel For Ever it’s soft fall and swell"
Bright Star - John Keats
what is a sestet?
A 6 lined stanza
Translate this phrase: “dulce et decorum est pro patria mori”
It is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country
When did Wilfred Owen go to war?
1917
"He's spat at us with bullets and he's coughed"
The Next War - Wilfred Owen