Literature Chapter 2 quiz

sonnet

sonnet

a 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter

iambic pentameter

5 iambs in a line of poetry

iamb

2 syllables where the first is unstressed and the second is stressed.

blank verse

unrhymed iambic pentameter

meter

a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

Italian sonnets

petrarch, have octave and sestet ex. abba

Italian and English sonnets

both have 14 lines and are written in iambic pentameter

pastoral

based on shepherds

lyric poetry

brief, personal, and emotional poems presenting the author's personal view

metaphysical

realistic and frank

little song

what does sonetto mean in Italian

sir thomas wyatt

first person to adopt the sonnet form

English sonnets

shakespearean, have 3 quatrains and 1 couplet ex. abab

Italian inventor of the sonnet form

petrarch