Sonnets are a form of poetry The word sonnet means “little song.”

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

How to Write an English Sonnet

Advertisements

Renaissance Poetry Sonnets. Sonnets Sonnets are fourteen-line lyric poems focusing on a single theme. Sonnets are usually in iambic pentameter (ten syllable.

The Sonnet. Basic Facts Shakespearean sonnet 3 stanzas 4 lines per stanza Each stanza is related to the previous stanza A couplet at the end: A couplet.

The Rhythm of Poetry: Syllable - Poetic feet - Meter.

The Rhythm of Poetry: Poetic Form. Poetic Structure Form: the structure of a poem, or how it is set up and organized, which includes: Rhyme scheme: the.

 Who– made famous by William Shakespeare  What– Poetry in special metered form  When—400 years ago  Where—London publishing  Why– may have been meant.

Sonnets A fourteen-line lyric poem, usually written in iambic pentameter (a line of poetry made up of 5 iambs, a metrical foot or unit of measure consisting.

Origin of the Sonnet A sonnet is a 14-line lyric poem with a complicated rhyme scheme.

9H English Ms. Bauer THE SONNET. What is a sonnet? The sonnet is a 14-line lyric poem. “Lyric” means the poem discusses the poet’s emotions.

The Sonnet Sonnet comes from the Italian word sonnetto, meaning “a little sound or song”

The Sonnet. Sonnet Origins  Originated in Italy in the 13 th century  The word sonnet comes from Italian word sonetto meaning “little song”  Petrarch,

INTRODUCTION TO SONNETS. THE SONNET FORM 14 lines long Fixed rhythmic pattern: iambic pentameter The word “sonnet” in Italian means “little poem.” Common.

Rhythm & Meter in English Poetry

Meter Prose – words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs, chapters Poetry – syllables, feet, lines, stanzas, cantos Without the division of lines – no poem,

Syllable - Poetic feet - Meter

Shakespearean Sonnets and iambic pentameter. The Basics ► Stanza  Equal to a paragraph in prose writing ► Line  Equal to a sentence in prose writing.

Rhythm. Closed-form- Lines of poetry contain specific number of syllables measured by heavy stress (prime) or light stress (breve) Units of light and.

The Sonnet. A sonnet is  a lyric poem  consisting of fourteen lines  written in iambic pentameter  with a definite rhyme scheme  and a definite thought.

Rhythm. Closed-form- Lines of poetry contain specific number of syllables measured by heavy stress (prime) or light stress (breve) Units of light and.

By Cosimo Cannata Liceo Classico Leonforte, 2010/2011 Shakespeare and the Sonnet.

Sonnets February 6, What is a sonnet? 14 line poem Rhyme in a fixed pattern Popular form of expression; often love Originated in Italy comes from.

More About Poetry About Sonnets Petrarchan (Italian)

Poetry Meter and Rhyme.

Meter in Poetry and Verse

Sonnet Form Spencerian & Shakepearean Sonnets. Overview of the Sonnet 14 Lines Lyric Poem A brief melodic & imaginative poem that expresses private thoughts.

What is a meter? By Jamie Shin. What is a meter? Meter in poetry is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. There are many meter patterns are:

An Introduction to Sonnets

SONNETS Everything you need to know summarized by yours truly.

POETRY’S STRUCTURE AND FORM

Sonnets “Both kinds: Country and Western!”. Petrachian / Italian Form –A lyric poem that is 14 lines long –divided into two quatrains (or an octet) and.

Sonnet About sonnet Brief History about sonnet Shakespearean Sonnet.

Rhythm and Meter. Rhythm Rhythm refers to the regular recurrence of the accent or stress in poem or song. Consider.

Rhythm Rhythm refers to the regular recurrence of the accent or stress in poem or song. Consider languages and music.

What is a Sonnet? Understanding the forms, meter, rhyme, and other aspects of the sonnet.

Poetic Meter Meter is the rhythm of a poem. There are specific ways to analyze meter so that we can say something clear about a poem’s rhythmic pattern.

What is the point of poetry? Explain in one well-developed paragraph.

Rhythm. Closed-form- Lines of poetry contain specific number of syllables measured by heavy stress (prime) or light stress (breve) Units of light and.

Shakespearean Sonnets

Poetry: Metre and Rhyme LO – To identify structural elements applied in poetry.

Poetry: Sonnets. Meter A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry. Foot A metrical unit of poetry Iamb A metrical foot in poetry that has.

Sonnet s A 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter Definition=

Introduction to Sonnets Petrarch, Shakespeare and Spenser.

Sonnets. Background of Sonnets 0 Sonnet form popularized by Petrarch 0 Sonnet – sonetto – “little sound” “song” 0 Sonnet: a fourteen line lyric poem that.

A fixed poetic form SONNET.  fixed: 14 lines, Iambic Pentameter  common varieties:  Petrarchan (Italian), oldest variety Rhyme scheme: abbaabba cdecde.

English 12 - Birgenheier. Introduced in England during the 16 th Century by Sir Thomas Wyatt Reached its peak during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I Usually.

What Is a Sonnet? A sonnet is a 14-lined lyric poem with a complicated rhyme scheme, a defined structure, and usually written in iambic meter. Pentameter.

The Italian or Petrarchan Sonnet Writing of Poetry Mini-lesson #5.

CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS  Carolina Chocolate Drops performing "Hit' Em Up Style" - YouTube Carolina Chocolate Drops performing "Hit' Em Up Style" - YouTube.

Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence Hanna Park Inae Lee 7D Fun Game.

THE SONNET FORM The Literary Renaissance Oh no…my mistress’s eyes are nothing like the sun! What, then, can I possibly write?

AP English Lit and Comp Poetry Terms 2 SONNETS. Lyric Poems LYRIC POETRY- originally meant poems that were meant to be sung to the accompaniment of a.

Sonnets Introduced in Italy in the 13th century “sonnet” = little song

The Shakespearean sonnet

What is a Sonnet? Understanding the forms, meter, rhyme, and other aspects of the sonnet.

Sonnets Understanding the forms, meter, rhyme, and other aspects of the sonnet.

The Sonnet Form and Iambic Pentameter

The Sonnet Renaissance Poetry.

Shakespeare Sonnets.

Ballad and Sonnet Poems

What is a Sonnet? Understanding the forms, meter, rhyme, and other aspects of the sonnet.

What is a Sonnet? Understanding the forms, meter, rhyme, and other aspects of the sonnet.

The language of shakespeare’s plays

Poetic Meter and Rhyme Rhythmic Readings.

Iambic Pentameter A line of iambic pentameter flows like this:

Scanning a Poem Drill: Copy down the definition…

Presentation transcript:

Sonnets are a form of poetry The word sonnet means “little song.”

Each sonnet has 14 lines. Each sonnet has a rhyme scheme. Sonnets are written in iambic pentameter.

Love Death/Mortality Change Religious Devotion Change Self-Deprecation

Originated in Italy during the Italian Renaissance. A man name Francis Petrarch (or Francesco Petrarca) is credited with the development of the sonnet. Dante is also credited with writing Italian Sonnets. Sonnets with a particular structure are called Italian or Petrarchan Sonnets.

Author Thomas Wyatt traveled to Spain and Italy where he was exposed to the Petrarchan (Italian) Sonnet. Wyatt began writing sonnets. His focus was on rhyme. Wyatt’s friend Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, also began writing sonnets. His focus was on structure. Surrey is credited with the development of the English Sonnet. The English sonnet is also known as the Elizabethan Sonnet, or more commonly, the Shakespearian Sonnet.

Meter - a recurring pattern of stressed (accented, or long) and unstressed (unaccented, or short) syllables in lines of a set length. Foot – a set of syllables EXAMPLE: Shall I | com PARE | thee TO | a SUM | mer’s DAY?

NameStress# of Syllables Iamb (Iambic)Unstressed + Stressed2 Syllables Trochee (Trochaic)Stressed + Unstressed2 Syllables Spondee (Spondaic)Stressed + Stressed2 Syllables Anapest (Anapestic)Unstressed + Unstressed + Stressed3 Syllables Dactyl (Dactylic)Stressed + Unstressed + Unstressed3 Syllables PyrrhicUnstressed + Unstressed2 Syllables

NameNumber of Feet per Line MonometerOne Foot DimeterTwo Feet TrimeterThree Feet TetrameterFour Feet PentameterFive Feet HexameterSix Feet HeptameterSeven Feet OctameterEight Feet

The meter is determined by the type of foot and the number of feet per line. Example 1 Four Anapestic feet = anapestic tetrameter da da DUM | da da DUM | da da DUM | da da DUM The As SYR|ian came DOWN | like the WOLF | on the FOLD And his CO|horts were GLEAM|ing in PUR|ple and GOLD And the SHEEN | of their SPEARS | was like STARS | on the SEA (from “The Destruction of Sennacherib” by George Gordon Lord Byron)

Example 2 Four Trochaic feet = Trochaic tetrameter DUM da | DUM da | DUM da | DUM da TYger | TYger | BURNning | BRIGHT IN the | FORests | OF the | NIGHT (from “The Tyger” by William Blake)

Example 3 Sonnets are written in iambic pentameter. Five Iambic feet = Iambic Pentameter Da DUM | Da DUM | Da DUM |Da DUM |Da DUM When I | con SID|er HOW | my LIFE | is SPENT Ere HALF | my DAYS | is THIS | dark WORLD |and WIDE (from “On His Blindness” by John Milton)

2 Lines = Couplet 4 Lines = Quatrain 6 Lines = Sestet 8 Lines = Octave

Italian/Petrarchan Sonnets Quatrain4 Sestet TOTAL14 lines Quatrain4 Couplet TOTAL14 lines English/Shakespearian Sonnets & Spenserian Sonnets

Rhyme scheme simply refers to the pattern of rhyme used in a poem. Letters are used to represent the rhymes. Italian/Petrarchan sonnets, English/Shakespearian sonnets, and Spenserian sonnets all use different rhyme schemes.

What time of year thou mayst in me beholdA When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hangB Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, A Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. B

Italian/Petrarchan Sonnet A B B A(quatrain) C D C D C D(sestet) English/Shakespearian Sonnet A B A B(quatrain) C D C D(quatrain) E F E F(quatrain) G G(couplet) Spenserian Sonnet A B A B(quatrain) B C B C(quatrain) C D C D(quatrain) E E(couplet)

Volta Italian/Petrarchan sonnets contain a change in thought or a turn which accompanies the change in rhyme scheme. This called the volta. Enjambment Not only in sonnets, but in a variety of poetry, a thought is carried from one line into the next. This is called enjambment. Blank Verse When no rhyme scheme is present.