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Geschke/English III The Sonnet The Sonnet
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Geschke/English III The Sonnet The Sonnet 14 line poem Written (mostly) in iambic pentameter 3 types –Italian or Petrarchan Sonnet –English or Shakespearean Sonnet –Spenserian Sonnet
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Geschke/English III The Sonnet Italian or Petrarchan Sonnet 1 Octave 1 Sestet
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Geschke/English III The Sonnet Italian or Petrarchan Sonnet a b a b a c d e c d e
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Geschke/English III The Sonnet Italian or Petrarchan Sonnet Variations –abab abab (alternative octave) –cdcdcd (alternative sestet)
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Geschke/English III The Sonnet Italian or Petrarchan Sonnet Volta –An Italian word meaning turn –The volta is the shift between the octave and the sestet, often indicating a point of dramatic change.
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Geschke/English III The Sonnet English or Shakespearean Sonnet 3 Quatrains 1 Couplet (often functions as the moral of the sonnet)
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Geschke/English III The Sonnet English or Shakespearean Sonnet a b a b c d c d e f e f g
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Geschke/English III The Sonnet Spenserian Sonnet 3 Quatrains 1 Couplet
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Geschke/English III The Sonnet Spenserian Sonnet a b a b c b c d c d e
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