Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Decade sonnets became popular in England
Decade sonnets became popular in England
1590s
Structure of Shakespearean sonnet
Structure of Shakespearean sonnet
3 quatrains + rhyming couplet (ABAB CDCD EFEF GG)
Year Shakespeare's sonnets published
Year Shakespeare's sonnets published
1609
Sonnet sequence that Sonnet 116 belongs to
Sonnet sequence that Sonnet 116 belongs to
Fair Youth sequence
Location of volta in Sonnet 116
Location of volta in Sonnet 116
Lines 8-9 (unusually early)
Meter used in Sonnet 116
Meter used in Sonnet 116
Iambic pentameter
Proportion of monosyllabic words in Sonnet 116
Proportion of monosyllabic words in Sonnet 116
More than three-quarters
Key phrase describing love in opening
Key phrase describing love in opening
Marriage of true minds
Phrase showing love endures until Judgement Day
Phrase showing love endures until Judgement Day
Edge of doom
How Shakespeare defines love in Sonnet 116
How Shakespeare defines love in Sonnet 116
By what it is NOT