PPT-An Introduction to Sonnets

Adapted from Cooley Rutsky Hoover High School What is a sonnet Sonnets are poems that meet the following rules All sonnets are 14 lines long Sonnets in English are written in iambic pentameter which means that each line has 10 syllables alternating in an unstressedstressed pattern. Objectives:. To . identify. the different types of love.. To . explore. your ideas on love.. To . analyse. traditional presentations of love in poetry.. I’d do anything for love (but I won’t do that!). lived. 1564- 1616. Shakespeare . wrote. . about. love, . comedy. and drama. . He. . also. . wrote. . sonnets. and . worked. as an . actor. . . William Shakespeare. Av: Anna, Felicia, Rebecka & Elin, 8D. Not quite “much ado about nothing”. Shakespeare’s Sonnet #2. WHEN forty winters shall besiege thy brow . And dig deep trenches in thy beauty's field, . Thy youth's proud livery, so gazed on now, . Understanding Shakespeare’s Poetic Style. Shakespeare wrote 38 plays, including . Romeo & Juliet. .. He also wrote about 154 sonnets.. Shakespeare’s Sonnets. sonnet . : a fourteen-line poem. Most of Shakespeare’s sonnets dealt with themes like love, life and death, and beauty. . The Art of writing. A 14 line lyric poem with a single theme. Usually written in Iambic Pentameter. Usually sonnets are written as a series. Sometimes 100 or more sonnets are linked by theme or to whom it is addressed. Sonnetto. meaning little song. Petrarchan, Shakespearean, Modern. Petrarch . (. 1304-1374) background . Italian scholar and poet. “Father of the Sonnet”. Gave up his vocation as a priest after sighting Laura. What is a sonnet?. A sonnet is a 14 lined poem.. It means “little song.”. It has a strict rhyme scheme.. It uses Iambic Pentameter.. 10 syllables per line.. 5 beats per line.. There are two types…. Forms and Interpretations . General. Sonnets:. -Always 14 lines. -Has a fixed rhyme scheme. -Two main Forms of Sonnets:. -Elizabethan . ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. -Petrarchan . ABBAABBA CDCDCD. Most Structured form of Poetry, as well as the most creative.. Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?. The Sonnet. The . sonnet. is a versatile form of poetry. Defined by: 14 lines written in . iambic pentameter. . . The first sonnets were written in Italian, but are now written in any language. . Translating Today’s Lingo into Shakespeare’s Language. For this activity, you and a partner will pass notes to one another. You will be writing a SILENT conversation. . We will then translate this into a Shakespearean conversation.. Poetry. A lyric is a poem that directly expresses the speaker’s thoughts and emotions in a musical way.. The point of view is usually first person.. Marked by imagination, melody, and emotion, a lyric creates for the reader a single unified impression.. . . . .And Probably Didn’t Want to Ask. . . .. Sonnets. 14 line lyric. Single stanza. Iambic pentameter line. Intricate rhyme scheme. Often written in narrative sequences—sonnet sequence. Often concerned with love and desire. Marsh9thEnglish.Wordpress.com. Major Eras of British/American Poetry. Elizabethan. Romantic. Victorian. Modernist. Post-Modernist. ELIZABETHAN PERIOD. 1558-1603. Elizabethan Age. The reign of Elizabeth I was also a. To . explore and understand Shakespeare’s use of language in Sonnet . 144. A Muse. The Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts in Greek mythology. . They . were considered the source of the knowledge .