The lines "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she / With silent lips represent the Volta (D) of the sonnet. The volta is the turning point or shift in the argument or theme of the poem, which occurs typically between the octave and the sestet in a Petrarchan sonnet, or at the beginning of the final couplet in a Shakespearean sonnet. In this case, the shift reflects a change in tone as the poem moves from a description of the old world to a declaration of the new world's values.
In "The New Colossus," lines 9–10 mark a change in tone and rhyme scheme.
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she / With silent lips.
What part of the sonnet do they represent?
Question 6 options:
A)
Octave
B)
Quatrain
C)
Couplet
D)
Volta
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