Sonnet Flashcard

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How many lines are in a sonnet?

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14

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What is a six line stanza called?

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Sestet

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What type of sonnet includes three quatrains and a couplet?

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English/Shakespearean Sonnet

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What is an example of alliteration?

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The bee bumbled and buzzed by.

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What is a four line stanza called?

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Quatrain

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What is a couplet?

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A stanza consisting of two lines that usually rhyme.

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What is an octave?

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An eight-line stanza, often used in sonnets.

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What is a Petrarchan sonnet?

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A type of sonnet consisting of an octave and a sestet.

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What is a Spenserian sonnet?

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A type of sonnet that consists of three quatrains and a couplet, with a specific rhyme scheme.

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What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

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ABABCDCDEFEFGG.