MARKET 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Petrarchan Sonnet, Rhyme Scheme, Conceit
Document Summary
Historically: the oldest literary genre, predates written transmission, also in vernacular (anglo saxon and middle english) when latin was still the language in which most literature was written down. Needed to be structured to allow for memorisation and lasting oral transmission: phonetic/acoustic features mnemonic devices, originally set on music. Figurative language: imagery/images acoustic, visual, olfactory, tactile. Similes and metaphors a metaphor is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn"t literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison. Metaphor states that one thing is another thing. Don"t take literally, not really a black sheep in your family. Metaphysical conceit: perfumed tincture, ornament, sweetest odours. Extended metaphors: play as wantonly, breath their masked buds discloses. French troubadour poetry idealisation of courtly love. Renaissance humanism idealisation of platonic love/love of transcendence of the physical and material.
