M.H. Abrams: Glossary of Literary Terms (sonnet)
Sonnet Treasure Hunt The sonnet ALWAYS consists of _________ lines. The first eight lines are called the ___________________________________. The next six lines are called the__________________________________. The rhythm of the sonnet is typically an _______________________ Petrarch was a______________________ from _________________________. The Petrarchan sonnet normally rhymes in this rhyme scheme:_____________________. Another sonnet form was also written in England. We call this sonnet form the ________________ sonnet or the ________________________ sonnet. This sonnet rhymes in the following rhyme scheme: __________________________, though with some variations. In this sonnet form, we call the first 3 x 4 lines for ______________________. And we call the last two lines the _____________________. The original typical theme of the sonnet was ____________________________. But other sonneteers (sonnet writers) have written sonnets about_________________________. In the Petrarchan sonnet, the octave is normally a statement of __________________________________________________________. And the sestet is the _______________________________________. In the English sonnet, the quatrains often repeat ________________________. And the final couplet ___________________________________________.