THE SHAKESPEAREAN SONNET MR. CHUNG LANGUAGE ARTS VALENCIA H.S. MR. CHUNG LANGUAGE ARTS VALENCIA H.S.

AgendaAgenda  EHarmony  10 Things…  TOTS  Lit  Sonnets  Background  EHarmony  10 Things…  TOTS  Lit  Sonnets  Background

ObjectiveObjective  Connect with themes in TOTS  Identify & apply literary theories to TOTS  Prepare for analysis & evaluation of TOTS  Connect with themes in TOTS  Identify & apply literary theories to TOTS  Prepare for analysis & evaluation of TOTS

StandardsStandards Literary Criticism 3.11  Evaluate the aesthetic qualities of style,  including the impact of diction and figurative language on tone, mood, and theme,  using the terminology of literary criticism. (Aesthetic approach) Literary Criticism 3.11  Evaluate the aesthetic qualities of style,  including the impact of diction and figurative language on tone, mood, and theme,  using the terminology of literary criticism. (Aesthetic approach)

StandardsStandards Literary Criticism 3.12  Analyze the way in which a work of literature is related to the themes and issues of its historical period. (Historical approach) Literary Criticism 3.12  Analyze the way in which a work of literature is related to the themes and issues of its historical period. (Historical approach)

STANDARDSSTANDARDS Historical Criticism  The work a reflection of the author’s (or characters’) life & times  Necessary to know about the author & the political, economical, & sociological context  Can it be universal or contextual? Historical Criticism  The work a reflection of the author’s (or characters’) life & times  Necessary to know about the author & the political, economical, & sociological context  Can it be universal or contextual?

KWL:  WHAT I THINK I KNOW…  WHAT I WANT TO KNOW… William Shakespeare POETRY

TOPIC/CONCEPT/FACT/SKILLTOPIC/CONCEPT/FACT/SKILL  Shakespeare  Sonnets  Themes  Shakespeare  Sonnets  Themes

DEFINITIONDEFINITION  154 Sonnets  Form of poetry  origin: Italy  154 Sonnets  Form of poetry  origin: Italy

ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS  Situation  Structure  Language  Musical Devices  Situation  Structure  Language  Musical Devices

ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS  Imagery, Language  Topic: mostly on LOVE  As part of a series but…  Stand alone  Imagery, Language  Topic: mostly on LOVE  As part of a series but…  Stand alone

ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS  14 lines  Specific rhyme scheme  3 Four-line Stanzas with a Couplet [two-line unit]  Meter: “iambic pentameter”  14 lines  Specific rhyme scheme  3 Four-line Stanzas with a Couplet [two-line unit]  Meter: “iambic pentameter”

IN OTHER WORDS…  “Sonnets enabled a poet to demonstrate the power of his genius in the same way that an art exhibition gave a painter a way to show off his special techniques.”  Michael Cummings  “Sonnets enabled a poet to demonstrate the power of his genius in the same way that an art exhibition gave a painter a way to show off his special techniques.”  Michael Cummings

EXAMPLESEXAMPLES  Quatrain 1:  A  B  A  B  Quatrain 2:  C  D  C  D  Quatrain 3:  E  F  E  F  Couplet:  G  Quatrain 1: AAAA BBBB AAAA BBBB  Quatrain 2: CCCC DDDD CCCC DDDD  Quatrain 3: EEEE FFFF EEEE FFFF  Couplet: GGGG GGGG

VARIATIONSVARIATIONS  Petrarch [Italian]  “Sonetto”-little song  8-Line Stanza [octave] followed by…  6-Line Stanza [sestet]  The Octave contains the theme  The Sestet develops the theme  Rhyme Scheme:  ABBA, ABBA  CDE, CDE [or CDC, CDC; or CDE, DCE]  Petrarch [Italian]  “Sonetto”-little song  8-Line Stanza [octave] followed by…  6-Line Stanza [sestet]  The Octave contains the theme  The Sestet develops the theme  Rhyme Scheme:  ABBA, ABBA  CDE, CDE [or CDC, CDC; or CDE, DCE]

REVIEWREVIEW  Sonnets  “English”  Petrarch  Significance?  Sonnets  “English”  Petrarch  Significance?

APPLICATIONAPPLICATION Taming of the Shrew:  As we “perform” this comedy, pause and consider the significance & contributions of Shakespeare’s sonnets to the play… Taming of the Shrew:  As we “perform” this comedy, pause and consider the significance & contributions of Shakespeare’s sonnets to the play…

WORKS CITED Cummings, Michael. “The Shakespearean Sonnet: An Overview.” xSonnets.html#sonnet xSonnets.html#sonnet Cummings, Michael. “The Shakespearean Sonnet: An Overview.” xSonnets.html#sonnet xSonnets.html#sonnet