“Sonnet 130” - PowerPoint Presentation

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“Sonnet 130” by William Shakespeare

Sonnet Analysis PrewritingSlide2

Part I: Before ReadingSonnet 90 by Petrarch (trans. By Morris Bishop)She used to let her golden hair fly free.For the wind to toy and tangle and molest;Her eyes were brighter than the radiant west.(Seldom they shine so now.)  I used to seePity look out of those deep eyes on me.("It was false pity," you would now protest.)I had love's tinder heaped within my breast;What wonder that the flame burnt furiously?She did not walk in any mortal way,But with angelic progress; when she spoke,Unearthly voices sang in unison.She seemed divine among the dreary folkOf earth.  You say she is not so today?Well, though the bow's unbent, the wound bleeds on.Slide3

Part I: Before ReadingA. PoetWilliam Shakespeare (1564-1616)Wrote 154 sonnetsTogether, the sonnets tell a story main characters: a young nobleman, a lady, a poet, and a rival poetSlide4

Part I: Before ReadingB. StructureShakespearean SonnetRhyme scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GGRhyming CoupletLines 13 and 14Presents a reversal in thoughtSlide5

Part I: Before ReadingC. Literary Elementssimile: comparison using like or asmetaphor: comparison without using like or asparody: a work created to mock, comment on, or make fun of another work, author, or styleSlide6

Part II: During Readinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3GSwrb9_NQSlide7

Part II: During ReadingB. Second Reading: Paraphrase each line.1 My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;My mistress' eyes are not like the sun;2 Coral is far more red than her lips' red;Coral is much more red than her lips;3 If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;If snow is white, then her breasts are a brownish gray;4 If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.If hairs are like wires, hers are black and not golden.Slide8

Part II: During Reading5 I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,I have seen damask roses, red and white, 6 But no such roses see I in her cheeks; But I do not see those colors in her cheeks;7 And in some perfumes is there more delightAnd some perfumes give more delight8 Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.Than the horrid breath of my mistress.Slide9

Part II: During Reading9 I love to hear her speak, yet well I knowI love to hear her speak, but I know10 That music hath a far more pleasing sound;That music has a more pleasing sound;11 I grant I never saw a goddess go;I've never seen a goddess walk;12 My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:But I know that my mistress walks only on the ground:Slide10

Part II: During Reading13And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rareAnd yet I think my love is as rare14 As any she belied with false compare.As any woman who has been misrepresented byridiculous comparisons.Slide11

Part II: During ReadingLines 1-12Description of what his love doesn’t look likeLines 13-14He still loves her as much as women whose beauty has been misrepresented by ridiculous comparisons are lovedSlide12

Part II: During ReadingB. Third Reading: Find examples of literary elements. Provide the line number(s) for the examples. Explain the purpose of the literary elements within the poem.Simile1-31: eyes (nothing) like the sun2: lips (not) as red as coral3: breasts as white as snow (if the poem was not a parody)Purpose: to show the reader what his mistress looks like (or doesn’t look like) in order to show that she looks like a normal person with imperfectionsSlide13

Part II: During ReadingB. Third Reading: Find examples of literary elements. Provide the line number(s) for the examples. Explain the purpose of the literary elements within the poem.Metaphor 4, 7-8, 9-104: her hairs are black wire7-8: breath is not perfume9-10: voice is music (if the poem was not a parody)Purpose: to show the reader what his mistress looks like (or doesn’t look like) in order to show that she looks like a normal person with imperfectionsSlide14

Part II: During ReadingB. Third Reading: Find examples of literary elements. Provide the line number(s) for the examples. Explain the purpose of the literary elements within the poem.Parody1-12Purpose: to mock poets that make ridiculous comparisons about the women they loveto show that he is still in love even though his woman is a normal person with imperfectionsSlide15

Part III: After ReadingC. Body Paragraphs – ElaborationA. The first literary element I selected to convey meaning is simile.1. Example: “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun”: the purpose is to show that her eyes are not as bright as the sun—they are normal (line:1)2. Example: “Coral is far more red than her lips’ red”: the purpose is to show that her lips are not as red as coral (line: 2)Slide16

Group WorkIn groups (that I will choose) analyze one of Shakespeare’s sonnets.I will assign each group one of four sonnets on the handout.Follow the same steps we did together for Sonnet 130.Then we will come together as a class, and each group will share their group’s analysis.