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How many lines make up the sestet of petrarchan literature?
six
What are the parts that make up a sonnet?
A sonnet typically consists of 14 lines, written in iambic pentameter. It is divided into two parts: an octave (8 lines) and a sestet (6 lines). The most common forms of sonnets are the Italian (Petrarchan) sonnet and the English (Shakespearean) sonnet.
Why use a sonnet?
Sonnet form can provide structure and discipline for expressing complex ideas or emotions. Its specific rhyme scheme and meter can create a sense of unity and coherence, while the constraints of the form can challenge a writer to craft language in a precise and impactful way. Additionally, the tradition and history of the sonnet can add depth and meaning to a poem.
Did Shakespeare's sonnet make fun of Italian writers?
Sonnet CXXX did, yes.
The volta in an English sonnet is where?
The volta, also called the turn, takes place in line 9 of a sonnet. The eight lines, called the octet, sets up a problem or describes a situation. The second part of a sonnet, six lines called the sestet, answers or complicates the octet. At the beginning of line 9, there should be a clear change from problem to solution, or situation to complication. Frequently a sonnet's ninth line will begin with an opposite from something used near the end of line eight. One example is where "day" is the subject or metaphor of the octet, and is used in line eight. Then, at the start of the sestet, the first or second word is "night," and the sestet clearly focuses on some opposite of the "day" meaning or metaphor. So, the "volta" is a change of meaning, intent, focus, direction, or outlook that occurs in line 9 of a sonnet. From day to night, from love to hate, from desire to indifference, or from desire to desire unfulfilled. Opposites or denials are common in line 9 as a turn. But, some poetic schools require that the very first word of the volta must signal change, or it becomes a delayed volta. A delayed volta might not signal the change until halfway through line 9. Or a delayed volta might not happen until line 10. Shakespeare sometimes used the final couplet to shock, or deny the subject of the rest of the sonnet, and this served as the turn. Even though he might express a difference, or a hint of change in line 9, his volta came at line 13. In order to demonstrate the difficulty of the accurately timed volta, think of a subject that has an opposite viewpoint, or focus. Write the octet extolling the virtues of the subject (in iambic pentameter.) Then write the sestet with an opposing viewpoint or opposing focus. Once you have written the sestet and have a clear understanding of the opposite, see if you can make the very first word of the sestet embody the essence of the opposite. One such comparison comes to mind. "Samurai, honored clash of blades held high / or clean slice across the neck to die." There are many good or historical things to say about a samurai to fill the octet. At the beginning of line 9, focusing on the samurai's opponent, I would write: "Hacker with dull brass blade that only maims / who cannot see his target nor his aims." You see that even the first syllable, "hack" shows change from skill to inept use of a blade. That is a volta.
All the couplets at the ends of the sonnets function to?
provide resolution or closure to the themes presented in the sonnet, often offering a final thought or moral reflection. They summarize the main idea of the sonnet or provide a twist that illuminates the meaning of the preceding lines.
Does each line of a sonnet rhyme with the others?
A sonnet typically consists of 14 lines, with a specific rhyme scheme. There are different forms of sonnets, such as the Shakespearean or Petrarchan, each with its own rhyme pattern. In general, the lines within each stanza of a sonnet do have a specific rhyme scheme that repeats throughout the poem.
How is Shakespearean sonnet structured?
All sonnets, as you know, have fourteen lines, and Shakespearean sonnets have the rhyme scheme ababcdcdefefgg. In Italian sonnets, the first eight lines set up the last six as a contrast or a change in tone. This change in tone, perspective or subject is called a volta (Italian for turn). Look at a bunch of sonnets and see how many have, at the beginning of the ninth line, words like "but", "yet" or "still". That's a common kind of sonnet structure, which can be found in the famous Sonnet XVIII ("Shall I compare thee to a summer's day"), but sometimes Shakespeare didn't structure them that way. Sometimes the first twelve lines make a point and the final couplet either summarizes that point or acts as a sort of volta, shifting the focus or providing a contrast. An example of this is Sonnet CXXX ("My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun.")
What Poem has 10 syllables per line?
there was once a teacher who instructed (his/her) poor kids to write (him/her) up a poem with at least 10 lines, (he/she) bids. all of the students went home and began to work on their rhymes but there was one in particular who simply could not find the time to write (him/her) a poem with #10 as the last line
How may sonnets are in shakespeare's sonnet sequence?
Shakespeare's sonnets are not a sonnet sequence in the same way that Spenser's Faerie Queene is. Sonnets with similar themes seem to be grouped together but they do not combine to make a coherent narrative, as sonnet sequences do. When the sonnets were published in 1609, there were 154 of them.
What pattern is used to make a shakespearean sonnet?
They are iambic pentameter with a rhyme scheme of ababcdcdefefgg.
Do diagonal lines make you look fat or skinny?
straight lines make you look skinny. horozontal lines make you look fat and diagonal lines make you look lopsided!!
