1. Sonnets p. 30 Lines grouped 4+4+4+2 4 = Quatrain 2 = Couplet
Last 2 Restate/redefine theme
Shakespearean
p. 276 & 278

2. Sonnets p. 30 Lines grouped 4+4+4+2 4 = Quatrain 2 = Couplet
Last 2 Restate/redefine theme
Lines grouped 8 + 6
8 =Octave
6= sestet
Rhyme Scheme:
Abbaabba + cdecde
Problem and solution
Shakespearean
Petrarchan p

3. Sonnets p. 30 Lines grouped 4+4+4+2 4 = Quatrain 2 = Couplet
Last 2 Restate/redefine theme
Lines grouped 8 + 6
8 =Octave
6= sestet
Rhyme Scheme:
Abbaabba + cdecde Content:
Problem and solution
Shakespearean
Lines grouped 8 + 6
Rhyme Scheme:
Abab bcbc cdcd ee
Petrarchan
Spenserian p

4. Sonnets p. 31 Read through the sonnet on p. 276
Try to determine the following:
Theme of the sonnet
How each set of four lines is related
How the theme is redefined in the last two lines

5. Sonnets p. 31 Read through the sonnet on p. 278
Using your notes, find the following:
Theme of the sonnet
How each quatrain is related
How the theme is redefined in the couplet

6. Give it a try! P. 31 --14 lines --Sonnet type your choice -- Sonnet topic your choice