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Sonnets

Sonnets. 14 lines of poetry Two types Petrarchan and Shakespearean SHAKESPEAREAN Written with rhyme scheme of ABAB/CDCD/EFEF/GG Ends with a rhyming couplet Usually written in iambic pentameter Prologue to R&J is an example. Stressed Syllables.

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Sonnets

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  1. Sonnets 14 lines of poetry Two types Petrarchan and Shakespearean SHAKESPEAREAN Written with rhyme scheme of ABAB/CDCD/EFEF/GG Ends with a rhyming couplet Usually written in iambic pentameter Prologue to R&J is an example

  2. Stressed Syllables • Let’s talk about how to recognize stressed syllables. • And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea • Which syllables should be stressed? • And the sheenof their spears was like stars on the sea • Double-check: how would it sound if other syllables were stressed? • And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea • Sounds awkward, right? That’s because we naturally stress certain syllables when we speak.

  3. TRY IT YOURSELF!! • “But soft! What light through yonder window breaks!” Write this example down on your chart, and make the stressed, unstressed marks. This is called “scanning” the poem.

  4. Iambic Pentameter • A line of poetry is said to be written in iambic pentameter when there are 5 sets (each called a foot) of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. Example: • The shattered water made a misty din. • The shat / tered wa / ter made / a mi / sty din

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