volta
Repeat bracket marking
Volta is a turn or shift, most commonly encountered in poetry.
In a sonnet, the volta marks where the argument pivots—typically between the octave and sestet, or before the final couplet: The volta transforms the poem's longing into acceptance.
In Italian, volta simply means "turn," which is why it also names a lively Renaissance dance featuring leaps and turns.
Rotational movement
- shiftMovement or work period
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- sonnetFourteen-line metered poem
- PetrarchanSonnet style from Tuscany
octave · sestet · couplet · rhyme scheme · pivot · argument · resolution · rhetorical
Rotational movement
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- pivotPoint of rotation
- waltzDance in three-quarter time
- ballroomVenue for formal dances
partner · rotation · step · closed position · glide · flourish · movement · circular
Basic unit of life
- pileAccumulated mass of objects
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- electromotiveProducing electrical potential difference
- potentialLatent capacity for development
galvanic · current · circuit · electrochemical · zinc · copper · electrode · invention
European cultural reawakening
- ItalianOf or from Rome's country
- fastSpeedy, or skip eating
- tempoRate of musical performance
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
lively · triple meter · Baroque · historical · composition · instrumental · movement
turn
Rotational movement
Petrarchan · octave · sestet · couplet · rhyme scheme · pivot · argument · resolution · rhetorical · Italian
turn
Rotational movement
ballroom · partner · rotation · step · closed position · glide · flourish · movement · circular · lead
cell
Basic unit of life
- pileAccumulated mass of objects
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- electromotiveProducing electrical potential difference
potential · galvanic · current · circuit · electrochemical · zinc · copper · electrode · invention · discovery
Renaissance
European cultural reawakening
dance · lively · triple meter · Baroque · historical · composition · instrumental · movement
voltacoda
Closing musical passage
conclusion · opening · resolution · denouement · stasis
voltacontinuation
Act of proceeding further
stasis · consistency · repetition · elaboration · restatement
voltastasis
State of inactivity
continuity · steadiness · sameness · constancy · linearity
- high voltageDangerous electrical potential
- voltage meterInstrument measuring electrical potential
- voltage regulatorsCircuits controlling electrical potential
- 9-volt batteryCompact rectangular power cell
- voltage spikesSudden increases in current
- low voltageMinimal electrical potential
involve, evolve, revolution, revolve, voltage, volt, volute, voltmeter, voltaic