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Type: Definition Essays
Sample donated: Alberto Patrick
Last updated: December 10, 2019
definition of “pastoral”
literally means “rural”
definition of “pastoral”
literally means “having to do with the rustic life of shepherds”
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pastoral verse
poem that idealizes rural settings
sonnet
derived from the Italian word for “little song”
two forms of sonnet
Shakespearean sonnet and Petrarchan sonnet
another term for the English sonnet
Shakespearean sonnet
another term for the Italian sonnet
Petrarchan sonnet
number of lines in a sonnet
fourteen lines
number of syllables in each line of a sonnet
ten syllables
quatrain
four lines of poetry
couplet
two lines of poetry
octave
eight lines of poetry
sestet
six lines of poetry
rhyme scheme of Shakespearean or English sonnet
abab cdcd efef gg
rhyme scheme of Petrarchan or Italian sonnet
abbaabba cdcdcd OR abbaabba cdecde
structure of English sonnet
three quatrains, one couplet
structure of Italian sonnet
one octave, one sestet
dates of English Renaissance
1485-1660
definition of “renaissance”
literally means “rebirth”
replaced medieval worldview’s emphasis on religion and the afterlife
emphasis on experiencing human life here on earth
simile
a comparison of two unlike things using like or asEx: Her eyes are like the sun.
metaphor
a comparison of two unlike thingsEx. Her eyes are the sun.
hyperbole
an exaggeration for an effectEx: My book bag weighs a ton.
personification
giving human qualities to something that is not humanEx.
Hunger sat on my bed and kept me company all night.
alliteration
the repetition of initial consonant soundsEx. “Out of the huts of history’s shame.
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assonance
Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity
paradox
A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.Ex. Living is dying.
tone
the writer’s attitude toward the subjectEx. sad, depressed, angry, melancholy
onomatopoeia
A word that imitates the sound it represents.Ex. Whoosh!
repetition
Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasisEx. The eye of the tiger. The eye of the tiger. The eye of the tiger.
The eye of the tiger.
internal rhyme
A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same lineEx. You will forever dissever my soul.
Exact rhyme
Uses words with identical end sound
Slant rhyme
rhyme in which the vowel sounds are nearly, but not exactly the same (i.e.
the words “stress” and “kiss”); sometimes called half-rhyme, near rhyme, or partial rhyme
parallelism
Repeating the same grammatical structureEx. “Ferocious dragons breathing fire and wicked sorcerers casting their spells…”
Spenserian Sonnet
14 line lyrical poem written in iambic pentameter having 3 quatrains and a couplet and a rhyme scheme of ABABBCBCCDCDEE
imagery
Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
