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Sonnets

Sonnets. Definition and Background. The word sonnet means “little song.” It is a poem of 14 lines with a particular rhyme scheme and logical structure. There are different types of sonnets. Italian Sonnets. The Italian Sonnet. Made famous in Italy by a poet named Francesco Petrarch

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Sonnets

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  1. Sonnets

  2. Definition and Background • The word sonnet means “little song.” • It is a poem of 14 lines with a particular rhyme scheme and logical structure. • There are different types of sonnets.

  3. Italian Sonnets

  4. The Italian Sonnet • Made famous in Italy by a poet named Francesco Petrarch • Sometimes called a Petrarchan Sonnet after Petrarch. • Typically about love, especially an unreachable woman. (Laura) • Divided into two parts • First part: Octave (8 lines) • Has an ABBA ABBA rhyme scheme • Often presents a problem

  5. The Italian(Petrarchan) Sonnet • Second part: Sestet (6 lines) • Often has an CDE CDE rhyme scheme • Provides clarity for the problem • Has a split between the two sections • Line 9 signals a change in tone, mood, or stance of poem • The Italian sonnet was the earliest form of the genre.

  6. English Sonnets

  7. The English Sonnet • Shakespeare borrowed from the Italian sonnet and created what is now called a Shakespearean sonnet. • It is sometimes also called an English Sonnet, after the country in which Shakespeare lived. • He wrote 154 of them. • The poems form a sequence and are addressed to two different people. • Most of the sonnets are addressed to a handsome, talented young man.

  8. The English Sonnet • Those poems urge the man to marry and have children. • 25 of the sonnets are addressed to a woman dubbed the “dark lady” who seems to be romantically involved with both the speaker and the young man. • Those poems focus on the grief she causes the speaker by betraying him.

  9. The English Sonnet • A Shakespearean sonnet follows a very specific form: • Has a structure of 3 quatrains (4 lines) and a rhyming couplet (2 lines) • Has a rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG • Usually has five iambic feet (unstressed, stressed syllable); this means there are about 10 syllables per line.

  10. The English(Shakespearean) Sonnet • Shakespeare uses the first 12 lines to present a problem, idea, or situation and resolves or emphasizes it in the final couplet. • Themes: time, death, love, friendship, immortality of poetry

  11. The End

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