Eng 2.1-2.2 Vocab

Humanism

an intellectual movement that emphasized human potential, classical learning, and critical inquiry sought to harmonize classical texts with christian thought 

Sonnet

a 14-line poem, often written in iambic pentameter, with a structured rhyme scheme. Common renaissance forms include the Petrarchan (italian) and shakespearean (english) sonnet 

Iambic pentameter

a poetic meter consisting of five iambic feet per line (an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one), widely used by Shakespeare and other renaissance poets 

Blank verse 

unrhymed iambic pentameter the dominant verse form of the renaissance drama and much of Shakespeare's writing

Pastoral

A literary mode that idealizes rural life and nature, often contrasting the innocence of the countryside with the corruption of the court or city

Classical allusion 

A reference to Greek or Roman mythology, literature, or history—frequent in Renaissance works due to the revival of classical learning

Conceit

An extended, imaginative comparison between two unlike things, often comparing a metaphysical of divine reality with something very ordinary

Courtly love

A medieval and Renaissance literary tradition wherein noble lovers express admiration, loyalty, and emotional suffering, often idealized and unattainable 

Attitude 

a writer’s overall response to a situation, person, idea, or emotion. reveals poets perspective on subject through words and imagery. woven in and ties together piece with theme

Assonance 

repetition of similar vowel sounds

Caesura 

a pause in a line from natural rhythm of diction

Consonance

 repetition of similar consonant sounds

Rhyme

positioning of words close together to emphasize a similarity in their sounds

End Rhyme

rhyme that occurs between final words on lines

Internal rhyme

rhyme that occurs between multiple words within a single line

Imperfect rhyme

words where there is only partial rhyme (bought/fight, love/move)

Sight rhyme

words with same spelling but diff pronunciation in modern English (creak/break)