PPT-Sonnets

Another rousing presentation by y our enthusiastic guide into the world of verse Mr Cyphers What is a sonnet A fourteen line lyric poem that conforms to strict patterns of rhythm and rhyme The word is derived from . 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!). Lima. AP LIT & COMP.. Little Songs. Sonnet. Popular classical form that’s compelled poets for centuries. From the Italian . “. sonetto. ”, which means “a little sound or song”. Sonnet Structure. The Poet. SHAKE-SPEARE’S SONNETS. Published in . 1609. . Thomas Thorpe was the publisher. Shakespeare did . not. give his approval. Thorpe was “cashing-in” on Shakespeare. Before attempting sonnets, Shakespeare wrote two . 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, . 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 (. English I. Sources. Shakespeare-Online.com. Bio of the Bard. Born in Stratford-Upon- Avon in 1564. Son of a wood and leather merchant. Did not have . much education- genius?. Married to Anne Hathaway (no, not the actress). English 11. What is a sonnet?. A sonnet is a fourteen-line poem in iambic pentameter. . About sonnets. In Shakespeare’s time, the popular topic for sonnets was LOVE--or a theme related to love . Sonnets are often written as part of a series, with each sonnet as a sequel to the previous one. . William Shakespeare. c. 1564-1616. b. Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Playwright, Poet, Actor. Most famous for his plays. All but 2 of his 154 sonnets were published in 1609. Shakespearean Sonnets. 1609: Quarto only source of most 152 Shakespearean Sonnets. . 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.. T. he Legend. The . Dramatist. . And The Poet. THE LIFE OF A MAN. He. . was. . born. on the 23 of april 1564 in . Stratford. and 52 . years. later . he. . died. on his . birthday. . . When. 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. Charlotte Smith, Elegiac Sonnets (1784) Sonnet Revival Assumptions about the demise of the sonnet after Milton are based mainly on the fact that major authors such as Pope, Dryden and Johnson used the sonnet only sparingly, Pope published sonnets ‘in imitation of Waller’, aged thirteen.