Shakespearean SonnetEnglish 4

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William Shakespeare1564-1616

• Born in Stratford-upon-Avon

• Many mysteries surround his life

• Began as an actor and playwright in 1590 in London

• Most successful playwright of his time

• 37 plays and a collection of sonnets

Shakespearean Sonnet Structure

• “English” Sonnet-14 lines total

• 3 Quatrains-4 line stanza

• 1 couplet-Two rhymed lines-Last two lines of the poem

• Volta-The turn or shift in thought-Occurs in the third quatrain or couplet

• Rhyme Schemeabab cdcd efef gg

Quatrains & Couplet QuatrainEach addresses the main idea, thought or question

CoupletProvides an answer or summation

Shakespeare's Sonnets

• Master of the English sonnet

• Subject of many sonnets is a “dark lady” with human defects

• Focused on themes of time, change, and death

Imageryshowing, not telling

• Vivid descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste).

• Used to create a mental or sensational image in the mind of the reader.

• Telling: The sun shone on my face.• Showing: The sunshine burst through the window to

gently shine on my face

Sonnet 130William Shakespeare

My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun;Coral is far more red than her lips’ red;If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.I have seen roses damask’d, red and white,But no such roses see I in her cheeks,And in some perfumes is there more delightThan in the breath that from my mistress reeks.I love to hear her speak, yet well I knowThat music hath a far more pleasing sound;I grant I never saw a goddess go,My mistress when she walks treads on the ground.

And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rareAs any she belied with false compare.

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Sonnet 29William Shakespeare

When in disgrace with Fortune and men’s eyesI all alone beweep my outcast state,And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries,And look upon myself and curse my fate,Wishing me like to one more rich in hope,Featur’d like him, like him with friends possess’d,Desiring this man’s art, and that man’s scope,With what I most enjoy contented least;Yet in these thoughts myself despising,Haply I think on thee, and then my state,Like to the lark at break of day arisingFrom sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven’s gate,

For thy sweet love rememb’red such wealth brings,That then I scorn to change my state with kings.

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Poem Illustration• Choose Sonnet 130 OR Sonnet 29 by Shakespeare

• Illustrate the poem on construction paper

• Focus on significant words, phrases, and images

• Find pictures in magazines or draw images to represent the poem

• Include captions to your visuals-Quote the poem

Sonnet Quiz1. The Shakespearean sonnet is also called the:a. Italian Sonnetb. English Sonnetc. The British Sonnet

2. A sonnet is a poem consisting of how many lines?d. 12e. 8f. 14

3. A quatrain is a g. 4 line stanzah. 2 line stanzai. 6 line stanza

Sonnet Quiz4. A couplet is a a. pair of rhyming linesb. group of rhyming linesc. stanza of rhyming lines

5. A Shakespearean sonnet is divided intoa. 4 quatrains and 1 coupletb. 3 quatrain and 1 coupletc. 3 quatrains and 2 couplets

6. The turn or shift in thought found in a Shakespearean sonnet is calleda. Volvob. Volvac. Volta

Sonnet Quiz7. Creating a mental or sensational image in the mind of the reader is calleda. Imageryb. Metaphorc. Poetry

8. The quatrains in a Shakespearean sonnet are meant toa. Introduce the main idea of the poemb. Provide a solution or summationc. Introduce the speaker of the poem

9. The couplet in a Shakespearean sonnet is meant toa. Introduce the main idea of the poemb. Provide a solution or summationc. Introduce the speaker of the poem

10. Where does the volta occur in Sonnet 130?d. The last quatraine. The first quatrainf. The couplet

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