8 Sonnet Form

trope

figures of speech that play with the literal meaning of words

blazon

a poetic list of someone's admirable features, usually a woman

metaphor

a comparison that speaks of an idea or object as if it is another; transports meaning from one idea to another

tenor

the subject of the metaphor and its intended meaning

vehicle

the language used to describe the tenor

ground

the relationship between the tenor and the vehicle

simile

An explicit comparison between two distinct objects or ideas connected with 'as' or 'like'

connotation

the array of emotions and ideas suggested by a word

form

the shape or arrangement of parts of a text

structure

the order of words, sentences and ideas, often evident with clear patterns

quatrain

4-lined group; there are three quatrains in a Shakespearean sonnet

couplet

2-lined group; concludes a Shakespearean sonnet

rhyme scheme

pattern of rhymes; letters are used to indicate which lines rhyme

Shakespearean rhyme scheme

ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

Petrarchan rhyme scheme

ABBAABBA then CDECDE or CDCDCD

octave

8-lined group; in a Petrarchan sonnet it forms the "proposition"

sestet

6-lined group; in a Petrarchan sonnet it forms the "solution"

volta

the turn in thought or argument in a sonnet

conform

to be similar or identical to

deviate

to depart from an established course or accepted standard

sonnet

a 14 line poem where the rules and expectations have changed over time

the beloved

a person, place or thing that you feel great affection for; in sonnets, the beloved is the focus of the poem.

unrequited

of a feeling, especially love, that is not returned

objectification

the act or instance of treating a person as an object or thing

Courtly Love

a set of rules and expectations for how to act and behave when in love

idolises

turns the lover into an idol, an object of worship, often done by a Petrarchan lover