PPT-Sonnets, Shakespeare, and You:

How to rhyme your way into the hearts of another Lesson 1 Lesson Goals Examine structure of a sonnet Analyze texts A specific type of poem Originated in Italy Shakespeare is famous for writing them. Greetings from me, The Bard, England’s greatest poet and storyteller. You thought I was just the greatest writer? I am also the rudest man in England!. LEARNING OBJECTIVES. By the end of this lesson: . Bevington. , Welsh and Greenwald. SHAKESPEARE script, stage, screen. Chapter 4. The spectrum of interpretive possibilities. Reviewers, critics, directors, and actors all bring their own backgrounds, prejudices and personal experiences. 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 unstressed/stressed pattern.. 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. 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. . 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…. Course Target: . I can create poetry that emphasizes various forms and figurative language.. Write down whatever is in blue!. A brief history of sonnets. Invented in Italy in the thirteenth century, the sonnet was brought to a high form of development in the fourteenth century by Francesco Petrarch (. Definition. Sonnets are poems that usually just focus on one idea. The earliest sonnets were all about love. The name sonnet came from the Old French for little song. Sonnets always have fourteen lines. . . . .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. and Hamlet. Scansion. Elision. Voiced Syllable. Shared Line. Iamb. Trochee. Dactyl. Spondee. Anapest. Quatrain. Blank Verse. Free Verse. Heroic Couplet. Monometer. Dimeter. Trimeter. Tetrameter. Pentameter. 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 . Hamlet and the Elizabethan Era Shakespeare William Shakespeare (1564-1616) lived during the Elizabethan age, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I in England. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, a town in the heart of England. UNIT BACKGROUND Historical and Cultural Background Reemergence of Classical Learning and Striving for a National Language A concentrated wave of intellectual and creative energy swept through Italy a