How does the following poem express the beliefs of the humanist movement?
Sonnet 4 from Astrophil and Stella
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It uses reason to make its point
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Which line in this poem indicates that the poetic speaker is hopelessly in love?
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Dude I'm not really sure but this is what I put each time:
But she most fair, most cold, made him thence take his flight....
Deceiv'd the quaking boy...
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Which poet first popularized the sonnet form?
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Petrarch
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What is the structure of an Italian sonnet?
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An octave followed by a sestet
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Rad this sonnet and then complete the sentence
Sonnet 4 by Edmund Spenser
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The sonnet is written in ENGLISH form. The rhyme scheme is ABABBCBCCDCDEE. The main idea of the poem is LASTING LOVE. The poet used the PERSONIFICATION of burning oak to emphasize how patient....the metaphor of the KNOT to emphasize the depth of love.
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Which sentence best describes this excerpt from Sonnet 130
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IDK but I put
The poet admits that his mistress fall short of poetic ideals of beauty
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How does the structure of this Italian sonnet by Petrarch support its theme?
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An octave builds an idea about love, while the sestet comments on that idea
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How does the following poem express the beliefs of the humanist movement?
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It emphasizes the fulfillment of wordly love
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Which lines in this poem indicate that the poetic speaker refuses to be beguiled by love any longer?
Farewell Love
by Sir Thomas Wyatt
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Thy baited hooks shall tangle me no more
Hath taught me to set trifles no more
Lusteth no longer rotten
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Determine the meaning of the underlined phrases in the context of the passage.
Sonnet 116
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union- marriage
In the range of its impact- bending sickle's compass
Subject to the whims of
change- Time's fool
Infinity- edge of doom
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