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Dive into the world of Shakespearean sonnets in this comprehensive guide. Explore themes, literary theories, and historical context while mastering the essential characteristics of this poetic form. Enhance your literary analysis skills and discover the aesthetic qualities that shape tone, mood, and theme. Connect with the genius of Shakespeare through his timeless sonnets.
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THESHAKESPEAREAN 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 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)
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)
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?
WHAT I THINK I KNOW… WHAT I WANT TO KNOW… KWL: William Shakespeare POETRY
TOPIC/CONCEPT/FACT/SKILL • Shakespeare • Sonnets • Themes
DEFINITION • 154 Sonnets • Form of poetry • origin: Italy
ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS • Situation • Structure • Language • Musical Devices
ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS • Imagery, Language • Topic: mostly on LOVE • As part of a series but… • Stand alone
ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS • 14 lines • Specific rhyme scheme • 3 Four-line Stanzas with a Couplet [two-line unit] • Meter: “iambic pentameter”
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
EXAMPLES • Quatrain 1: • A • B • A • B • Quatrain 2: • C • D • C • D • Quatrain 3: • E • F • E • F • Couplet: • G • G
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]
REVIEW • Sonnets • “English” • Petrarch • Significance?
APPLICATION Taming of the Shrew: • As we “perform” this comedy, pause and consider the significance & contributions of Shakespeare’s sonnets to the play…
WORKS CITED Cummings, Michael. “The Shakespearean Sonnet: An Overview.” http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/xSonnets.html#sonnet