The English Renaissance

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The English Renaissance

The Renaissance Characterization by renewed interest in science, art, and learning

Humanism Era of intellectual inquiry and artistic activity Interest in events in the world, not the afterlife. Emphasis on independent thinking

Protestant Reformation Protest against Roman Catholic Church

Sonnets Structured poem about love and mortality Written in iambic pentameter Italian and English, Spenserian

Rhyme Pattern English abab cdcd efef gg Italian abbaabba cdecde abbaabba cdcdcd

Sestet-6 lines Octave-8 lines Quatrain-4 lines Couplet-2 lines Volta-Change in the poem’s attitude, tone, etc.

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