Sonnets

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery is a description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste). It helps create vivid pictures in the reader's mind.

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What do we call two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme?

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A couplet.

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What is a common rhyme scheme of a sonnet?

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ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison between two unlike things that does not use 'like' or 'as'.

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What type of poems are sonnets usually?

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Sonnets are usually love poems.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is the structure of a Shakespearean sonnet?

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A Shakespearean sonnet consists of 14 lines divided into three quatrains and a final couplet.

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What is the purpose of a volta in a sonnet?

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The volta is a turn in thought or argument, often found between the octave and sestet in a Petrarchan sonnet.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a literary device where human qualities are attributed to non-human things.

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What is the difference between a sonnet and a free verse poem?

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A sonnet has a specific structure and rhyme scheme, while free verse does not follow any specific rules.