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Spenser is usually called The Poets' Poet. This is mainly because Spenser uses a very complex rimescheme (the Spenserian Stanza) and delivers a very leisurely poem (The Faerie Queene) which takes its time to present an ornate and highly decorative storyline with complex allegories and symbolism, and many figures of speech.
Critics assume that 'ordinary' readers are usually more interested in character, plotline, and locale: but all of these are secondary considerations in The Faerie Queene, where the beauty of the versification and the language are clearly what Spenser is most interested in.
So the assumption is that The Faerie Queene will appeal mainly to readers who are more interested in language than in what is being said. Which makes Spenser The Poets' Poet.
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The Petrarchan Sonnet is named after the poet Petrarch, who popularized this form of poetry in the 14th century. It consists of an octave followed by a sestet and typically explores themes of love and unrequited feelings, similar to Petrarch's own works.
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The Shakespearean sonnet is also called?
It is also called the English sonnet. The other form is the Italian sonnet, or petrarchan sonnet.
What is another name for a petrarchan poem with a rhyming scheme abbaabba?
The rhyme scheme of a Petrarchan sonnet is abbaabba. It say's it in one of his books.
What are the first eight lines called in a Petrarchan sonnet?
Octet
What is a term for a Petrarchan sonnet?
The Italian Sonnet
The two main types of sonnets are the Petrarchan and the Italian?
The two main types of sonnets are the Petrarchan (or Italian) sonnet, which consists of an octave followed by a sestet, and the Shakespearean (or English) sonnet, which consists of three quatrains and a couplet. The Petrarchan sonnet typically has an ABBAABBA CDCDCD rhyme scheme, while the Shakespearean sonnet follows an ABAB CDCD EFEF GG rhyme scheme.
Is sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare a petrarchan sonnet?
yes
What is the Structure of Ozymandias?
petrarchan sonnet
What kind of sonnet is 'Glasgow Sonnet' by Edwin Morgan?
It is a petrarchan sonnet, made out of an octave and a sestet.
The first part of a sonnet is known as?
Of the two great families of Sonnet - Petrarchan and Shakespearean - only the Petrarchan has a first part.In a Petrarchan sonnet the poem divides 8:6; forming the Octave and the Sestet.
Which type of lyric poetry often includes a volta?
The sonnet, especially the Petrarchan sonnet.
What are the final six lines of a sonnet called?
The last two lines of a Shakespearean sonnet are called a couplet. They are the only adjacent lines which rhyme with each other, the others rhyming alternately. In a Petrarchan sonnet the last two lines form part of a six-line unit called a sestet
Why is On his blindness a Petrarchan sonnet and not a Miltonic Sonnet?
it's a miltonic sonnet. Milton puts volta in middle of eighth line.
