POETRY WEEKAppreciation of Poetry

17/5/15 Sonnets 1

Bell work: Answer these two questions:1.Write the definition for

a sonnet.2.Who was William

Shakespeare? Write down any information you know about him.

TP: Understand the structure and purpose of a sonnet

Features of a Shakespearean SonnetCopy the following into your books:14 lines in total10 syllables in each lineDivided into three four-line

stanzas and finished with a rhyming couplet.

Follows the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg. This means that the first and third lines of each four-line stanza rhyme, and the second and fourth lines rhyme.

What is a Syllable?A syllable is a single unit of written or spoken

word, an unbroken sound used to make up words.

One syllable words are known as monosyllabic:Cat, dog, car, sky.

Two syllables words known as disyllabic:Ho-tel, Po-em, Chor-us.

Three syllables words known as trisyllabic:Beau-ti-ful, met-a-phor, po-e-try.

More than three syllables words known as polysyllabic:Ox-y-mor-on. Syllables are used in poetry to give rhythm

and depth to sentences.

Syllable ExerciseDivide each word by putting a slash (/)

symbol between each syllable. Write how many syllables each word has.

example: a n / i / mal 3 p e n / g u i n 2

1. el e p h a n t ____ 9. c h i m p a n z e e ____2. z e b r a ____ 10. s n a k e ____3. l i o n ____ 11. h i p p o ____4. s k u n k ____ 12. k a n g a r o o ____5. w a l r u s ____ 13. b e a r ____6. p e l i c a n ____ 14. a l l i g a t o r ____7. w o l f ____ 15. o s t r i c h ____8. m o n k e y ____ 16. p a n d a ____

Answers

1. el/e/p h a n t 3 9. c h i m/p a n/z e e 3

2. z e/b r a 2 10. s n a k e 13. l i/o n 2 11. h i p/p o 24. s k u n k 1 12. k a n/g a/r o o

35. w a l/r u s 2 13. b e a r 16. p e l/i/c a n 3 14. a l/l i/g a/t o r

47. w o l f 1 15. o s/t r i c h 2 8. m o n/k e y 2 16. p a n/d a 2

Group TaskRead through Shakespeare’s

Sonnet 18Write down the meaning of the

sonnet in your own words

18/5/15 Sonnets 2

TP: Write and present our own sonnets.

Bell Work: Why is it important to learn about famous writers?

Individual/Pair TaskCreate a sonnet about Hatchet. Pick one of the following events

in the story to base it on: the crash, the divorce, when he found the berries, or the bear encounter.

Your poem MUST have 14 lines.It SHOULD have 10 syllables in

each line.You COULD follow the abab cdcd

efef gg rhyme pattern.

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Share your sonnets with the rest of the class.