About Sir Thomas Wyatt Henry VIII Italy, sonnet -theme -conceits
About “Farewell, Love and All thy Laws Forever” Italian Apostrophe Abba abba cddcee Couplet Reason Wisdom Disappointment Instability, fall
About Henry Howard, the Earl of Surrey Proud Treason Foxe English Meter Blank, drama
About “Love that Liveth and Reigneth in My Thought” English, decision Abab cdcd ecec ff Military love Tyrant, face Oxymoron Hides, obedience die
About Sir Philip Sidney Protestantism Cupbearer French gangrene
About Arcadia Disfavor Pastoral prose
About Astrophil and Stella Star, Philip Sonnet Emotions, purpose Homer’s, painful Cupid’s, self-pity Cupid, unjustly
About Astrophil and Stella - “O moon” (1), The moon climbs (1). - iambic pentameter - abba abba cdcd ee (Italian sonnet rhyme scheme with the exception of the couplet) Italian in thought structure, English couplet at the end
About Astrophil and Stella Hopefulness, Ironically - Having, horse, hand Twice, despair -2 + -2 = +4 He didn’t Not do His Homework. No + No = Yes
About “Leave Me, O Love” Abab cdcd efef dd English except in the appearance the d rhyme in the final couplet Wyatt’s -love -intellect -heaven
About “Leave Me, O Love” -world -reason, eternal - cause, effect -couplet biblical
About An Apology for Poetry Unnecessary Criticism Imitation Philosophy, history Evil, truth, universals Christian
About Sir Walter Raleigh Roanoke Fox James I - History Beheaded Shepherd” Pilgrimage”
About “What is Our Life?” Conceit - Mirth - Grave Happiness Spectator, judge, Deism Death Epigram Searching sun The graves . . . Are like drawn curtains when the play is done.
About Edmund Spenser Link Mind Irish
About Amoretti Sonnet Complex Easter Verse, enduring, moon Inward, new, theme
About The Faerie Queen Aristotle’s, Elizabeth Romantic allegory Epics Long Twelve, twelve Twelve Elizabeth I
About The Faerie Queen Circular, Bible Evil, Christ Truth Lies Pride Good, evil, peaceful, sleep
On BL Test 3A 1-10 Matching authors and works 11-17 Matching terms and definitions 18-24 Matching terms and definitions 25-34 Matching people with descriptions 35-42 Matching characters with descriptions 43-47 Matching works with descriptions 48-56 Multiple choice 57-58 Short answer about sonnet (rhyme scheme) 59-68 Essay (master theme of English Renaissance literature, biblical?, explanation of examples)