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THE SHAKESPEAREAN SONNET

THE SHAKESPEAREAN SONNET. MR. CHUNG LANGUAGE ARTS VALENCIA H.S. Agenda. EHarmony 10 Things… TOTS Lit Sonnets Background. Objective. Connect with themes in TOTS Identify & apply literary theories to TOTS Prepare for analysis & evaluation of TOTS. Standards.

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THE SHAKESPEAREAN SONNET

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  1. THESHAKESPEAREAN SONNET MR. CHUNG LANGUAGE ARTS VALENCIA H.S.

  2. Agenda • EHarmony • 10 Things… • TOTS • Lit • Sonnets • Background

  3. Objective • Connect with themes in TOTS • Identify & apply literary theories to TOTS • Prepare for analysis & evaluation of TOTS

  4. Standards Literary Criticism 3.11 • Evaluate the aesthetic qualities of style, • including the impact of diction and figurative language on tone, mood, and theme, • using the terminology of literary criticism. (Aesthetic approach)

  5. Standards Literary Criticism 3.12 • Analyze the way in which a work of literature is related to the themes and issues of its historical period.(Historical approach)

  6. STANDARDS Historical Criticism • The work a reflection of the author’s (or characters’) life & times • Necessary to know about the author & the political, economical, & sociological context • Can it be universal or contextual?

  7. WHAT I THINK I KNOW… WHAT I WANT TO KNOW… KWL: William Shakespeare POETRY

  8. TOPIC/CONCEPT/FACT/SKILL • Shakespeare • Sonnets • Themes

  9. DEFINITION • 154 Sonnets • Form of poetry • origin: Italy

  10. ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS • Situation • Structure • Language • Musical Devices

  11. ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS • Imagery, Language • Topic: mostly on LOVE • As part of a series but… • Stand alone

  12. ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS • 14 lines • Specific rhyme scheme • 3 Four-line Stanzas with a Couplet [two-line unit] • Meter: “iambic pentameter”

  13. IN OTHER WORDS… • “Sonnets enabled a poet to demonstrate the power of his genius in the same way that an art exhibition gave a painter a way to show off his special techniques.” • Michael Cummings

  14. EXAMPLES • Quatrain 1: • A • B • A • B • Quatrain 2: • C • D • C • D • Quatrain 3: • E • F • E • F • Couplet: • G • G

  15. VARIATIONS • Petrarch [Italian] • “Sonetto”-little song • 8-Line Stanza [octave] followed by… • 6-Line Stanza [sestet] • The Octave contains the theme • The Sestet develops the theme • Rhyme Scheme: • ABBA, ABBA • CDE, CDE [or CDC, CDC; or CDE, DCE]

  16. REVIEW • Sonnets • “English” • Petrarch • Significance?

  17. APPLICATION Taming of the Shrew: • As we “perform” this comedy, pause and consider the significance & contributions of Shakespeare’s sonnets to the play…

  18. WORKS CITED Cummings, Michael. “The Shakespearean Sonnet: An Overview.” http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/xSonnets.html#sonnet

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