At the beginning of class…

At the beginning of class… • Open your literature book to page 297. • Have your study guide on your desk.

Yesterday • What did we do yesterday?

Today • We are going to… • Read two sonnets by Spenser. • Fill out the study guide. • Fill out a journal entry.

Background • In the 16th century, the sonnet became one of the most popular poetic forms in England.

Background • In the 16th century, the sonnet became one of the most popular poetic forms in England. • The sonnet was used to convey deep and intense feelings of idealized love. • The man tells of his intense love and of his anxiety that his lover is unattainable.

Sonnet 30 and 75 • These sonnets were from a collection called “Amoretti” which roughly translates to “intimate little tokens of love.”

Spenserian Sonnet • A variation of the English sonnet.

Spenserian Sonnet • A variation of the English sonnet. • It consists of 4-line units called quatrains, followed by a couplet. • ABAB BCBC CDCD EE

Spenserian Sonnet • A variation of the English sonnet. • It consists of 4-line units called quatrains, followed by a couplet. • ABAB BCBC CDCD EE • Think about the relationship between the quatrains and the couplet and watch for the interlocking rhymes.

“Sonnet 30”

Vocabulary • Entreat: plead with

Vocabulary • Entreat: plead with • Augmented manifold: greatly increased

Vocabulary • Entreat: plead with • Augmented manifold: greatly increased • Congealed: solidified

Vocabulary • Entreat: plead with • Augmented manifold: greatly increased • Congealed: solidified • Kind: nature

Question 11 • What are your reactions to the speaker’s feelings about love?

Question 12 • Why do you think Spenser chose to use the images of fire and ice?

Question 12 • Why do you think Spenser chose to use the images of fire and ice? • Love is full of surprises

Question 13 • Is this poem a believable description of a love relationship? Explain.

“Sonnet 75”

Vocabulary • Strand: Beach

Vocabulary • Strand: Beach • Assay: Try

Vocabulary • Strand: Beach • Assay: Try • Eke: Also

Vocabulary • Strand: Beach • Assay: Try • Eke: Also • Quod: Said

Question 18 • What images remain in your mind after reading “Sonnet 75”?

Question 19 • How does the woman in the poem react when the speaker writes her name in the sand?

Question 19 • How does the woman in the poem react when the speaker writes her name in the sand? • The woman says that it is useless for the poet to try to immortalize her because she is mortal and will disappear, just like her name written in the sand.

Question 20 • What does the speaker believe that their love will endure?

Question 20 • What does the speaker believe that their love will endure? • The speaker thinks their love will endure because his poem will forever immortalize his love.

Question 21 • Why do you think the speaker in “Sonnet 75” wants to immortalize his love? Explain your thinking.

Question 21 • Why do you think the speaker in “Sonnet 75” wants to immortalize his love? Explain your thinking. • As a gift to show his love. • To celebrate her rare virtues. • To inspire future lovers.

Question 22 “Where when as deaths hall all the world subdue, Our love shall live, and later life renew.” • Do you agree with the speaker that love can overcome death?

Question 22 “Where whenas deaths hall all the world subdue, Our love shall live, and later life renew.” • Do you agree with the speaker that love can overcome death? • Yes: memory becomes an inspiration • No: memory can never replace the actual experience.

Journal– ½ page • Romantic love can generate a variety of intense feelings and conflicting emotions. • Recall a character in a book or a movie– or perhaps someone you know– who has seemed to respond to romantic love in an unusually intense way. • Discuss the emotions of the individual and explain why you think the individual reacted the way they did.

At the beginning of class…