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AP Literature Vocabulary Set 8 and Sonnets Flashcards

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8026862332buoyantCheerful and optimistic. Synonyms: cheerful, upbeat, optimistic, jaunty0
8026864244condescendingHaving or showing an attitude of patronizing superiority. Synonyms: patronizing, arrogant, pompous1
8026866527dynamic(of a process or system) characterized by constant change, activity, or progress. Synonyms: active, energetic, vibrant, vigorous2
8026874948halcyonDenoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful. Synonyms: untroubled, calm, peaceful, heavenly3
8026877747irefulAnger. Synonyms: furious, enraged, livid, fuming4
8026880906paradoxicalSeemingly absurd or self-contradictory. Synonyms: abstruse, complex, perplexing, puzzling, recondite5
8026884217rapturousCharacterized by, feeling, or expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm. Synonyms: ecstatic, blissful, euphoric, elated6
8026888267trepidA feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen. Synonyms: timorous, fearful, apprehensive, nervous7
8026895761PetrarchanAlso called Italian Made up of Octave and sestet Example: On his being arrived... -John Milton8
8026906451Octave2 Italian quatrains: abba abba9
8026912838SestetRhyme pattern varies, some variant on c, d, and e cde cde = Italian Sestet cd cd cd = Sicilian Sestet other variants are not named10
8026924188ShakespeareanAlso called English Contains three sicilian quatrains: abab cdcd efef Ends with one heroic couplet Gg Usually has question or issue in first quatrains, answered in bottom part Example: Sonnet 138 -Shakespear11
8026936337SpenserianVery similar to Shakespearean Contains three Sicilian quatrains and one heroic couplet abab bcbc cdcd ee Interlocks each of the quatrains so their rhyme is connected Example: Sonnet 30-Spenser12

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