Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare (Grade 12 NSC Matric English HL): Flashcards
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Shakespeare's birth & death date
Shakespeare's birth & death date
23 April 1564 - 1616
Shakespeare's total works output
Shakespeare's total works output
39 plays, 154 sonnets, 2 narrative poems
Dark Lady sequence sonnets range
Dark Lady sequence sonnets range
Sonnets 127-154
Central theme of Sonnet 130
Central theme of Sonnet 130
Authentic love grounded in truth rather than fantasy
Type of sonnets Sonnet 130 parodies
Type of sonnets Sonnet 130 parodies
Petrarchan love sonnets
Rhyme scheme of Sonnet 130
Rhyme scheme of Sonnet 130
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Location of volta in Sonnet 130
Location of volta in Sonnet 130
Lines 13-14 (final couplet)
Meaning of 'dun' in Sonnet 130
Meaning of 'dun' in Sonnet 130
Dull greyish-brown colour
Meaning of 'belied' in Sonnet 130
Meaning of 'belied' in Sonnet 130
Misrepresented
Tone shift in Sonnet 130
Tone shift in Sonnet 130
Mocking/ironic in quatrains to sincere/affectionate in couplet