Answer:
A. use specific, strong verbs in place of general ones
C. use descriptive words that appeal to the reader's senses
E. use active voice to show instead of tell the reader
Explanation:
1. brought sonnet to England - Wyatt and Surrey
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey and Sir Thomas Wyatt are considered to be the English poetry inaugurators in the reign of Elizabeth I. By becoming familiar with the poetry of the French and the Italian, they attempted to prove that the English language too can be elegant and flexible for court poetry. They emulated a number of verse forms including the sonnet, terza rima, rondeau, and ottava rima.
2. Fourteen line poem written in iambic pentameter - Sonnet
Sonnet refers to the poem using a number of formal rhyming schemes of fourteen lines. Also, it contains ten syllables per line.
3. Octave/sestet - Italian sonnet
Italian sonnet refers to a sonnet which consists of a sestet rhyming such as cde cde or cdc cdc and the octave rhyming that is abba abba.
4. Three quatrains and a couplet English sonnet
English sonnet refers to the sonnet which consists of a couplet and three quatrains along with the rhyming scheme of abab cdcd efef gg. It is also known as a Shakespearean sonnet.
5. Famous sonneteer - Edmund Spenser
Edmund Spencer was the greatest poet of English renaissance. He was known for his poem, 'The Faerie Queen,' fantasy poem which was an allegory to Queen Elizabeth's reign. For his cycle of a love sonnet, he is popularly is known for which includes 'Epithalamion,' which was written in celebration of his marriage.
