"Sonnet"/"I Understand - A Villanelle"

Front

What is a 'waif'?

Back

A person or animal without shelter, often helpless.

Front

What does 'confined' mean?

Back

Kept something inside; restricted in space.

Front

What is a 'sonnet'?

Back

A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and meter.

Front

What is a 'villanelle'?

Back

A 19-line poem with a specific structure of five tercets followed by a quatrain.

Front

What are tercets?

Back

Stanzas consisting of three lines.

Front

What is the main theme of the poem 'Sonnet'?

Back

Exploration of love, beauty, and the passage of time.

Front

What activity does the speaker describe in the first half of 'Sonnet'?

Back

Rescuing stray cats.

Front

What situation does the speaker describe in the second half of 'Sonnet'?

Back

Being in Heaven.

Front

What is the rhyme scheme of a traditional sonnet?

Back

ABABCDCDEFEFGG.

Front

What is the purpose of a villanelle?

Back

To express complex emotions through repetition and a specific structure.