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Essential Review Guide for British Literature: Sonnets and Meter

Prepare for your upcoming test in Mrs. Leach's class with this comprehensive review sheet. Focus on the essential poetic meters and their symbols, including Iamb, Trochee, Anapest, and more. Familiarize yourself with the notable sonnet writers such as Sir Philip Sidney and William Shakespeare, and understand their contributions to British literature. Additionally, review key concepts like rhyme schemes and poetic devices, including alliteration and motif. This guide will help you navigate the 30-question multiple-choice test effectively. Don’t forget to study "The Faerie Queene" and the Elizabethan Golden Age!

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Essential Review Guide for British Literature: Sonnets and Meter

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  1. SONNET TEST REVIEW British Literature- Mrs. Leach

  2. Study this sheet!  

  3. Memorize Basic Feet and their symbols!! The basic meter feet or “beats” are : 7. PYRRHIC ( u u ) 8. AMPHIBRACH (/ u /) 9. AMPHIMACER (u / u) **you will need to memorize these!! • 1. IAMB (u /) • 2. TROCHEE (u /) • 3. ANAPEST (u u /) • 4. DACTYL (/ u u ) • 5. SPONDEE (/ /) • 6. CAESURA (I I)

  4. Memorize Meters!Dimeter: 2ft./lineTrimeter: 3ft./line Tetrameter: 4ft./line Pentameter: 5ft./line Hexameter: 6ft./line

  5. Label rhyme scheme!!

  6. Review notes from sonnets created by:*Sir Phillip Sidney*Sir Edmund Spencer*Sir Walter Raleigh*Sir Christopher Marlow*William Shakespeare

  7. Review notes about the biographies of:*Sir Phillip Sidney*Sir Edmund Spencer*Sir Walter Raleigh*Sir Christopher Marlow*William Shakespeare

  8. Be familiar with “The Faerie Queen.”Review this worksheet!   

  9. Study the Pastoral Poetry sheet   

  10. Allusion Alliteration Assonance Motif Humanism Know the following:

  11. The test is 30 questions.Multiple choice

  12. For Mrs. Leach’s classes only! There will be a section on the test about Elizabeth: The Golden Age. Study your viewing guide.

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