PPT-Sonnets

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. 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. Understanding Shakespeare’s Poetic Style. Shakespeare wrote 38 plays, including . Romeo & Juliet. .. He also wrote about 154 sonnets.. Shakespeare’s Sonnets. sonnet . : a fourteen-line poem. Most of Shakespeare’s sonnets dealt with themes like love, life and death, and beauty. . 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. by William Shakespeare. Sonnet Analysis Prewriting. Part I: Before Reading. S. onnet 90. by Petrarch (trans. By Morris Bishop). She used to let her golden hair fly free.. For the wind to toy and tangle and molest;. 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. . 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.. . . . .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. . . . .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. 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. A Golden Age. Historical Background. Relative peace and prosperity. Protestant Reformation established; less religious persecution. . Flowering of art, music, literature, theatre. Women: More. . freedom and education than in Europe.