PPT-Spenser’s Sonnets – Lesson 6

LQ Can I understand the Spenserian Sonnet structure and use my understanding to analyse the presentation of love in two Sonnets by Spenser Love platonic courtly unrequited godly familial. 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!). 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.. 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, . 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…. 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 (. 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.. Edmund Spenser. Edmund Spenser. 1552 - 1599. A Cambridge graduate (with an M.A.), Spenser lived under Elizabeth I’s rule. He wrote . The Faerie . Queene. . in her honor, but it failed to garnish political favor as Spenser held unpopular political views. This remains his most famous work, however. . 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. . 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. . 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. 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 .