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CONTENT v. Argument v. Form v. Written
ITALY First popular poetic form Petrarch Rhyming lines
PETRARCH Rhyme Scheme 14 Lines [abab] [cdcdcd ]
POETRY Sonnets Problem (octave) turn “Volta” resolution [cdecde] (sestet)
ENGLAND v 1550’s v Wyatt Brings Sonnet form To England
FORM v[abba] Octave/ 8 lines / idea v[cdcd] Quatrain / 4 lines/ problem v[ee] Couplet / 2 lines /resolution
SHAKESPEARE v 1590’s
SHAKESPEARE’S SONNETS Very popular Playhouses close / plague Sonnets written for patrons This form used in plays such as Measure for Measure/ Midsummer Night’s Dream
CHANGES v No Octave v Sestet Form v {[abab] [cdcd] [efef] } 3 quatrains { [gg]} and a couplet
SONNETS METER Iambic pentameter= rhyming Rhyme Scheme=the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse. Blank Verse= non rhyming Iambic = how many meters Unstressed (u) / stressed (/) u/ | u/| sing/songy gives the form a flow