After completing this warm-up, use your textbook to write down the name of the sonnet we have studied. 8a. A Sonnet is a poem with 14 lines, all of those lines focus on the same subject. 8b. Often a sonnet will feature a turn. Which is a change in the narrater’s aproach to the subject. 8a: three corrections; 8b: three corrections 8a. A sonnet is a poem with fourteen lines; all of those lines focus on the same subject. 8b. Often a sonnet will feature a turn, which is a change in the narrator’s approach to the subject.
8c. Author’s often use choppy sounds. Like g, k, and, b to create a hostile or dramatic mood, they sometimes use smooth letters such as, h, l, and m to convey a softer, more peacful mood. [Six errors] 8d. Such as the line “long, luxurious, melody” which gives the reader a calm feeling. [three errors] 8c. Authors often use choppy sounds like g, k, and b to create a hostile or dramatic mood; they sometimes use smooth letters such as h, l, and m to convey a softer, more peaceful mood. 8d. For example, the line “long, luxurious melody” gives the reader a calm feeling.
8e. Consonance reffers to the repitition of consonant sounds, assonance means that vowel sounds are repeated. [3 corrections] 8f. In Longfellows poem Cross Of Snow, he uses assonance with the vowel sound “o” to create a subdued, calm mood. [3 corrections] 8e. Consonance refers to the repetition of consonant sounds, but assonance means that vowel sounds are repeated. [3 corrections] 8f. In Longfellow’s poem “Cross of Snow”, he uses assonance with the vowel sound “o” to create a subdued, calm mood. [3 corrections]
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ( ) Major Influences: -Growing up in wealthy family in Maine -Social clash of traditional values and “mysterious” new trends like industrialization -Poetry provided audience with comfort regarding the preservation of rustic values (leader of the “Fireside Poets”) Many poems focused on nature and featured lessons Most popular of all American poets