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Latin American Poetry

Latin American Poetry. Mr. Snyder English 10B. Sonnet 145 By sor Juana Ines del la cruz. What ideas or insights did you gain from reading the poem? (A) What does the phrase “fallacious arguments of colors” in line 3 refer to? (B) What does this statement imply about the speaker?

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Latin American Poetry

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  1. Latin American Poetry Mr. Snyder English 10B

  2. Sonnet 145Bysor Juana Ines del la cruz • What ideas or insights did you gain from reading the poem? • (A) What does the phrase “fallacious arguments of colors” in line 3 refer to? (B) What does this statement imply about the speaker? • (A) According to lines 5-8, what elements have been left out of the portrait? (B) Why might the artist have chosen to leave them out.

  3. Sonnet 145 Bysor Juana Ines del la cruz • A sonnet consists of 14 lines • With a rhyme scheme that changes depending on the type of sonnet. • Sor Juana’s Sonnet 145 is a Petrarchan sonnet • IN YOUR GROUPS MATCH UP THE LINES THAT RHYME TOGETHER.

  4. Sonnet 145Bysor Juana Ines del la cruz • Why do you think Sor Juana refers to the portrait as a “ploy to counter destiny” • TONE is the attitude a speaker is giving the audience. How would you describe the speakers tone toward the painting.

  5. Sonnet 145Bysor Juana Ines del la cruz • What perspective on women does Sor Juana express? • How might a modern-day celebrity react to the speaker’s attitude toward her image?

  6. Sonnet 145Bysor Juana Ines del la cruz • ACT PRACTICE • The speaker compares her portrait to a flower emphasize its • Beauty • Bright colors • Fragility • Grace • smallness

  7. Sonnet 145 Bysor Juana Ines del la cruz • What common qualities do the speaker’s comparisons in the last line share? • Ugliness • Darkness • Sadness • Emptiness • Lightness

  8. Fallacious • GIVE A SYNONYM FOR THIS WORD

  9. Mitigate • Give a synonym for this word

  10. Artifice • Give a synonym for this word

  11. Ploy • Give a synonym for this word.

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