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Gordon Test Review 2-22-07
Elizabethan Age + Sonnets
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Literature
11th Grade
02/22/2007

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Term
1485 was what important event?
Definition
Henry VII ascends the throne as the first Tudor King
Term
1625 was what important event?
Definition
Death of James I
Term
Henry VII was what type of king?
Definition
Mercantile
Term
Describe the situation with Henry VIII and the Church.
Definition
  • Rebelled Against Church
  • Wanted divorce from Catherine of Aragon
  • Pope Clement refused to give him a divorce
  • Asked Thomas Cramner for Divorce and got marriage declared invalid
  • Henry excommunicated
  • Term
    Act of Supremacy of 1534 did what?
    Definition
    Declares King as head of Church of England/Anglican Church
    Term
    Protestant Reformation was a protest against....
    Definition
    Catholic Church
    Term
    Main event during Edward VI's reign?
    Definition
    Protestant party rises in number
    Term
    Bloody Mary; Name 2 most significant things about her
    Definition
  • Reinstated Catholicism
  • 300 Protestants Murdered, including Thomas Cramner
  • Term
    Elizabeth I.. significant because?
    Definition
  • End of tutor family
  • Reign was during renaissance.. arts flourished, etc.
  • Term
    Elizabethan Age religion valued...
    Definition
    Unity
    Term
    What religious group developed during the Elizabethan Age?
    Definition
    Puritans, wanted to purify Anglican Church of Catholic rituals
    Term
    What political event during the Elizabethan Age caused England to become a naval power?
    Definition
    Defeat of Spanish Armada in 1588
    Term
    4 Factors Producing the Renaissance...
    Definition
  • Political Birth of Nationalism
  • Relaxation of ecclesiastical attitudes
  • Collaboration of artistic talents with patrons
  • Rediscovery of Greco-Roman antiquity
  • Term
    One word that characterizes Renaissance Poetry..
    Definition
    Experimental
    Term
    Name some of the types of Renaissance Literature (there are about 8)
    Definition
  • Pastoral Poetry
  • Allegory
  • Sonnet
  • Essay
  • Drama
  • Interlude
  • Masque
  • Comedy
  • Term
    What essayist used his personal essays as literature?
    Definition
    Sir Francis Bacon
    Term
    What was the main characteristic of 15th century drama?
    Definition
    Non-religious
    Term
    In 1576, the first public theater was established. It was called..
    Definition
    "The Theater"
    Term
    4 Important Dramatists of Renaissance?
    Definition
  • Ben Jonson
  • William Shakespeare
  • Christopher Marlowe
  • Thomas Kyd
  • Term
    3 Characteristics of Pastoral Poetry
    Definition
  • Speaker is frequently a shepherd
  • Usually addresses a shepherdess or country maid
  • Happiness of life in harmony with nature is valued above all else
  • Term
    Sonnet literally means..
    Definition
    Little song
    Term
    Where did sonnets originate?
    Definition
    Italy
    Term
    How many lines is a sonnet?
    Definition
    14
    Term
    What is the meter of a sonnet?
    Definition
    Iambic Pentameter
    Term
    2 Major Kinds of Sonnets...
    Definition
  • Italian/Petrarchan
  • English/Shakespearean
  • Term
    Italian Sonnets consist of..
    Definition
    An octave and a sestet
    Term
    Rhyme Scheme in an Italian Sonnet?
    Definition
  • ABBA ABBA for quatrain
  • CDE CDE or some variation for sestet
  • Term
    Describe the development of the octave in an Italian Sonnet. (Hint: Use the mnemonic PIP)
    Definition
    Proposition
    Initiates Comparison
    Problem
    Term
    Describe the development of the sestet in an Italian Sonnet. (Hint: use the mnemonic ACS: All Cats Sing)
    Definition
    Application
    Completion
    Solution
    Term
    Structure of a Shakespearean Sonnet?
    Definition
    3 Quatrains + 1 Couplet
    Term
    Rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?
    Definition
    ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
    Term
    Describe the development of a Shakespearean Sonnet (Both quatrain and couplet)
    Definition
    Each quatrain is a variation of a theme, idea, or metaphor.

    The couplet draws a conclusion or restates the theme.
    Term
    A collection of sonnets about a common theme, conflict, or idea...
    Definition
    Sonnet Series
    Term
    The Sonnet Series by Sir Phillip Sidney is..
    Definition
    Astrophel and Stella
    Term
    The sonnet series by Edmund Spenser..
    Definition
    Amoretti
    Term
    Unrequited love is..
    Definition
    Unreturned Love
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