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Christian Ammerman Dr. Boynton ENGL310 – Nature of Poetry 20 February 2018 Just On Time Originating in Italy in the 13th century, sonnets are a shortened and intense poetic form, which are composed of 14 lines, with 10 syllables in each consequent line. Sonnets have evolved over time, yet their functionality remains the same. John Milton, renowned writer and poet, incorporated his religious beliefs into many of his works, in which he utilized his skills as a poet. Almost 400 years ago, Milton…

It is a well-known fact that Lady Mary Wroth’s sonnet sequence Pamphilia to Amphilanthus was largely influenced by her uncle Sir Philip Sidney’s own sonnet sequence Astrophil and Stella. The one main difference between Wroth’s sonnets and those of Sidney is that she delivers the poetry through a female protagonist, Pamphilia, whereas her uncle’s protagonist is a male, Astrophil. This is an interesting difference to consider when reading these poems because the struggles of the speakers of the…

sonnet designs. In most Shakespearean sonnets, the turn takes place between the twelfth and thirteenth lines, but the turn in “Love is Not All” does not. Millay’s poem shows a turn after the octave (happens in Petrarchan sonnets), making it a split into two cases or topics. The first eight lines, or octave, introduces that love is not all it is sought out to be, whereas the last six lines, or the sestet, shows a new thought and the speaker’s feelings regarding love. Furthermore, this poem also…

and Shakespearean. Petrarchan is the most common form of a sonnet. It is named after the Italian poet Francesco Petrarch. It has two stanzas; the octave, which is the first eight lines, and the answering sestet, which are the last six lines. Petrarchan shows observations, questions, or an argument during the octave than it takes a turn to answer the octaves needs. The Shakespearean sonnet is divided into three quatrains consisting of four line each. In the quatrain the poet has to create a…

I wanted to tell a story with a song. I began with a simple pattern that the ear could follow which represented pheromones. Next, I added to that pattern by going up and down an octave while repeating it. To define an octave, it is made up of eight notes before those notes repeat but at a higher pitch. Using this, I attempted to introduce the idea that there were many animals, specifically ants, following a trail of pheromones. Then, the lead ant stops…

Ludwig van Beethoven Pianist, Composer (c.1770-1827) This paper will focus on the structure, form, and compositional techniques of Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op.21. Beethoven was a German composer and the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras. He was widely considered the greatest composer of all time. He was an innovator, widening the scope of the sonata, symphony, concerto and quartet, and combining vocals and…

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parents before his mid-life and only two of his children living to see him pass, he was given even more reason to question the universe’s true design. In one of his more famous sonnets, “Design”, Frost uses light and dark imagery in the beginning octave to illustrate an occurrence between two animals that brings into view one of the most popular questions in the existence of God, before delving into the sestet to explore Design on even the smallest scale. Through a scene that can best be…

Then, in m. 53, the second violin imitates the beginning of the phrase at G5. The flute and oboe follow at m. 54 at the same pitch (E) as the first violins, except that the oboe is doubled an octave lower. The bassoons and low strings follow suit at m. 55 at the same pitch (G) as the second violins, but two octaves lower. At the start of rehearsal letter A, the flutes and oboes have the melody, repeating what the violins had just…

woman. The sonnet quickly spread throughout Italy and was formally known as Petrarchan sonnet. The sonnet consisted of two stanzas, the octave (first eight lines) and the sestet (the final six lines), the form totaled 14 lines. The octave usually presented a problem or question which was later answered in the sestet. The rhyme scheme was abba, abba in the octave, and cdecde or cdcdcd in the sestet. This rhyme scheme perfectly suits the Italian language which is rich with rhymes. Petrarch wrote…