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Sonnets

TermDefinition
purpose of the first stanza intro to the problem
purpose of the second stanza discusses the problem
purpose of the third stanza starts to solve the problem/ contains turn
purpose of the fourth stanza contains the solution/ theme
rhyme scheme for Shakesperian sonnet abab:cdcd; efef;gg
rhyme scheme for petrarchan sonnet Abba:Abba: cde;cde
hyperbole extreme exaggeration
conceit an UNusual metaphor- compares two really dissimilar things (ex compass and love)
extended metaphor a metaphor that appears throughout the poem
metonymy a type of metaphor in which a whole is replaced by another whole
synecdoche a type of metaphor in which a whole is replaced by a part (ex. lend me your ears)
tone authors attitude toward the topic of the poem
Mood is the feeling of poem/atmosphere
enjambment logic crosses more than one line (thought goes on to the next line)
epithet a descriptive word or phrase used to characterize a person place or thing
sestet 6 lines of poetry that have end rhyme
octave 8 lines of poetry that have end rhyme
volta change in mood or tone
Iamb unstressed, stressed
apostrophe direct address to an inanimate or missing object or person/ being
caesura pauses that occur within lines, either grammatical or rhetorical
consonance repetition of final consonant sounds
assonance the repetition of vowel sounds
masculine rhyme rhyme sounds involve 1 syllable
feminine rhyme rhyme sounds involve 2 or more syllables
lyric poem does NOT tell a story: musical qualities
Narrative poem poem that tells a story: musical qualities
Epic a narrative poem that tells the story of an epic hero
organic imagery sensation like happiness
kinetic motion
tactile touch
auditory hearing
olfactory smelling
visual seeing
gustatory taste
trochee stressed untressed
anapest unstressed unstressed stressed
dactyl stressed unstressed unstressed
spondee stressed stressed
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