Holy Sonnet I ('Thou hast mad me, and shall thy work decay?') (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Holy Sonnet I publication year
Holy Sonnet I publication year
1633 (posthumously)
Holy Sonnets writing period
Holy Sonnets writing period
1609-1610
Lines in a sonnet
Lines in a sonnet
14
Holy Sonnet I rhyme scheme
Holy Sonnet I rhyme scheme
ABBA ABBA CDCD EE
Primary metre in Holy Sonnet I
Primary metre in Holy Sonnet I
Iambic pentameter
Adamant in the poem
Adamant in the poem
Legendary stone, magnetic
'Old subtle foe' reference
'Old subtle foe' reference
The devil
Sonnet structure type
Sonnet structure type
Hybrid Italian and English
Alliteration sound showing entrapment
Alliteration sound showing entrapment
'd' sound
Opening line device
Opening line device
Rhetorical question