the volta occurs at the end of the octave in italian sonnets.
the volta occurs at the end of the octave in italian sonnets.
where does the volta occur in italian sonnets?
end of the octave
the sijo, a korean poem of 43 to 45 syllables, traditionally contains a turn in the third line which moves away from the theme developed in the first two lines.









































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a turn in a sonnet is called a volta. a vital part of virtually all sonnets, the volta is most frequently encountered at the end of the octave (first eight lines in petrarchan or spenserian sonnets), or the end of the twelfth line in shakespearean sonnets, but can occur anywhere in the sonnet.









































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volta (literature)
this poem is a petrarchan sonnet, also known as an italian sonnet, divided into an octave and a sestet, with a rhyme scheme of "a-b-b-a-a-b-b-a-c-d-c-d-c-d". after the main idea has been introduced and the image played upon in the octave, the poem undergoes a volta, a change in the persona's train of thought. the volta, typical of italian sonnets, is put very effectively to use by keats as he refines his previous idea. while the octave offers the poet as a literary explorer, the volta brings in the discovery of chapman's homer, the subject of which is further expanded through the use of imagery and comparisons which convey the poet's sense of awe at the discovery.
on first looking into chapman's homer