Miss Johnson Literature Terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Shakespearean Sonnet | a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg |
| Spenserian Sonnet | a sonnet consisting of three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab bcbd cdcd ee |
| Petrarchan Sonnet | a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd |
| Ekphrasis | a literary description of or commentary on a visual work of art. |
| Volta | the turning point in the sonnet. (usually between the octet and sestet or between the last quatrain and the couplet) |
| Rhyming couplet | Pair of lines that rhyme |
| Iambic Pentamenter | A metrical pattern in poetry which consists of five iambic feet per line. (An iamb, or iambic foot, consists of one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, i.e. "away.") |
| Mis-en-scene | A use of a visual scene |
| Foil | a character whose personality and attitude contrast sharply with those of another |
| Suspension of Disbelief | a willingness to suspend one's critical faculties and believe the unbelievable; sacrifice of realism and logic for the sake of enjoyment |
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