Edmund
Where was spenser born
London
The number of lines in a sonnet
14
Who is being addressed/spoken to in this sonnet?
the moon
The setting of Amoretti LXXV
the beach
The name of spenser's love
Elizabeth Boyle
When did sonnets originate
13th century
The number of this sonnet
31
The number of this sonnet
75
Where is the volta usually in spenserian sonnets
the last couplet
"sonetto" meaning
little song
The emotion Astrophil is trying to convey/show the moon
love
The main conflict/struggle of this sonnet
mortality
List three of his works
The Faerie Queene, Amoretti, Epithalamion, The Shepheardes Calender, Prothalamion, etc.
What is a volta
turn/turning point
The meanings of "Astrophil" and "Stella"
star lover and star
What the waves/tide represent
time passing
Common themes in his work
love, beauty, and virtue
The spenserian sonnet rhyme scheme
abab bcbc cdcd ee
The main theme of the sonnet
the conflict of desire and virtue
What does the woman think of his efforts?
That they are vain/meaningless