The Sonnet

Objectives:• SWBATD …– CONTENT: application of literary elements by

explaining how literary elements such as IMAGERY connect to THEME.

– LITERACY: application of literary elements by reading and writing on the theme of 1 sonnet

The Sonnet – Vocabulary• Using your ipads, define the following words

on your vocabulary sheet. An example is below.

WORD DEFINITION EXAMPLEConnotation An idea or feeling

a word evokes; usually positive or negative.

A stubborn person can be described as STRONG-WILLED (positive) or PIG-HEADED (negative)

The Sonnet - Vocabulary

Define each word and provide an example.

1. connotation2. theme3. rhythm4. meter

5. sonnet6. syllable7. quatrain8. analogy9. Denotation10.allusion

The Sonnet – Pre-Reading

• Imagine a summer day. It is early summer with the perfect mix of temperature and weather. List all the details of that perfect day using all 5 of your senses.

SIGHTTOUCHTASTESMELLHEARING

The Sonnet – Pre-Reading

• Now, write a general statement about the overall FEELING created by this perfect day.

• Now, think of a person. How is this person and the summer day alike? How are they different?

• Share your statements with the class.

Sonnet 18 - Shakespeare

• In addition to tragedies and comedies, Shakespeare wrote many sonnets. The topics for most of his sonnets are love.

• It is common practice to refer to Shakespeare’s sonnets using roman numerals; therefore, sonnet 18 is written “Sonnet XVIII.”

Sonnet XVIII

• 5 minutes: Read the poem silently to yourself.• 5 minutes: Listen to teacher read the poem.• 5 minutes: Define any unknown vocabulary on

your vocabulary sheet.

Sonnet XVIII

• 10 minutes: Answer the questions for quatrain 1 (questions 1-7)

• 5 minutes: Share with your partner.• 10 minutes: Answer the questions for quatrain

2 (questions 8-14)• 5 minutes: Share with your partner

Sonnet XVIII

• 10 minutes: Answer the questions on quatrain 3 and the final couplet (Questions 15-22).

• 5 minutes: Share with your partner.

Sonnet XVIII - Theme

• Theme is the message of the text. A work’s universal view about human life or human nature. Fill in the blanks with the information.

• In ______ (poem’s title), ______ (author) ______ (reveals, illustrates, explores, shows, or other marker verbs) _____ (important idea of the theme) and how it _____ (what does it show us on a universal level?)

Sonnet XVIII – Graphing

• Graph Sonnet XVIII using the graphing worksheet.

• Each box represents 1 syllable in the sonnet.• Label the rhyme scheme of each line in the

final box.

Sonnet XVIII – Analytical Paragraph

• Writing an analytical paragraph, explain how Shakespeare’s use of imagery in Sonnet XVIII suggests his attitude about the enduring power of poetry.– Sentence 1: Topic sentence (Shakespeare’s attitude

about beauty).– Sentence 2: Supporting Sentence (1 image)– Sentence 3: Supporting Sentence (1 image)– Sentence 4: Concluding Sentence (Connect the 2

images to his attitude about beauty)

The Sonnet – Reflection Questions

• What is the theme of Sonnet XVIII, by Shakespeare?

• How to poets use imagery to communicate universal ideas?