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Sonnets (P 1)
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Sonnets
Mr. Ayman L. Ibrahim
Lesson profile
Lesson profile
The word sonnet is derived from the Italian word “sonetto,” which means a “little song” or small lyric.
I will provide some background knowledge on sonnets for students.
I will also work on an example sonnet and help students understand it.
Introduction
1. What is a sonnet
2. Development of Sonnets
3. Example of a sonnet
Introduction
Standards
Standards
VSOL
1
Students read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment. Among these texts are fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works.
2
Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).
3
Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts.
Objectives
Objectives
1. describe characteristics of sonnets
2. analyze the structure of sonnets
explain the historical background of sonnets
3. compare and contrast sonnet types
4. write a sonnet
Essential
understandings
Essential understandings
Guiding Questions
How do we break down a Sonnet?
What is a Sonnet?
Sonnet comes from the Italian word "sonetto" which means little song
history
First written in Italy in the thirteenth century and were led to popularity in the fourteenth century by Francesco Petra
In the sixteenth century, sonnets were brought to England and were adapted so that the rhyme scheme would suit the English language
Masters of Sonnet
From Who To Whom ... From What to what
Edmund Spencer
Francesco Petrarch
William Shakespeare
SirTthomas Wyatt
What Makes a sonnet?
1. Consists of 14 lines
2. Written in iambic pentameter
3. Contains a strict rhyme scheme
4. Engages the reader in a contrast of strong emotions, ideas, state of mind, actions and/or images
5. The Shakespearean Sonnet and the Italian/Petrarchan Sonnet are the two most common Sonnets
Types
Italian Sonnet
Italian/Petrarchan Sonnet:
- First stanza holds 8 lines (octave) Rhyme Scheme: ABBAABBA
- Second stanza holds 6 lines (sestet) Rhyme Scheme: CDCDCD, or CDECDE or CDDECE etc. (flexible with seset
- The octave usually introduces an idea, question, or problem/conflict.
- The sestet provides a solution, turning point or a new perspective to that (volta)
Shakespearean Sonnet
What Did he do different?
Shakespearean Sonnet
- Consists of a three stanzas with 4 lines each (quatrains) with a concluding couplet
- First stanza: ABAB
Second stanza: CDCD
Third stanza: EFEF
Couplet: GG
- There is no evident turning point but has a subtle change in tone in the third quatrain and the couplet
case study
Case Study
Let's take a look at sonnet 29 and try to understand how it works.
Sonnet 29
Analysis
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1
3
Isolation
Wealth
Friendship
Religion
The speaker's attitude in the first 8 lines of the sonnet is easy to tell. He is bitterly depressed. The speaker feels like an outcast, like he is not loved by the God feeling that heav'n has been ignoring him during one of the worst times. His attitude is not positive, he thinks low of himself, he's depressed, and he's envying everyone.
The speaker undergoes a dramatic transformation when he remembers the "sweet love" of an unnamed mystery person. This happens in Line 10, "Haply I think on thee, and then my state". Before this, the speaker was very depressed and felt disgraced. Once he describes the effect that a thought of his love has on his "state", or emotional well being. It shows how the days are completely different because they are happier than the night.
What's next
Your turn
Go to your book and read sonnet 18.......
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