sonnet/satire test

ap english lit - 9/11

sonnet

a 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter

iambic pentameter

10 syllables in a line of verse with alternating stress

pentameter

five poetic feet per line

iamb

two syllables long

petrarchan sonnet

• 1 octave (8 lines) , 1 sestet (6 lines)

• Rhyme scheme: ABBAABBA CDECDE

octave

discusses problem/situation

sestet

responds or offers a solution to the problem presented

slant rhyme

off rhyme

volta, peripeteia

A shift in tone, content, or conflict - after the first 8 lines

shakespearean sonnet

3 quatrains, 1 couplet

Rhyme scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

quatrain

• stanza of 4 lines alternating rhyme scheme

• introduces main idea/expresses an independent idea

couplet

• two lines of verse with same meter, joined by rhyme that form a unit

• responds to, challenges, or comments on ideas in quatrains

satire

literary work that ridicules its subject(s) through the use of rhetorical/stylistic techniques 

horatian satire

good-natured criticism—targets human folly/flaw, not evil

amusing witty humor

juvenalian satire

cynical condemnation —targets evil, not mere folly. full of attack and makes you feel uncomfortable

caricature

an exaggerated portrayal of the weaknesses, frailties, or humorous aspects of an individual or group.

overstatement

form of hyperbole: exaggeration; making it seem more important than it really is.

understatement

opposite of exaggeration; a statement that expresses a fact too weakly or less emphatically than it should

parody

To imitate the techniques and/or style of some person, place, or thing

incongruity

To present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to its surroundings

reversal

To present the opposite of the normal order

invective

abuses, denounces against a person, cause, idea or system

sarcasm

bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something

irony

the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant

wit

mental sharpness and clever use of words to amuse or provide quick, intelligent insights