1. Iambic Pentameter and Sonnets

2. Shakespeare and Sonnets
Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets in addition to his plays.
He even added sonnets into his plays.
Romeo and Juliet prologue
When Romeo and Juliet first meet.

3. Iambic Pentameter A sound pattern
Kept things moving in the play (like a drum beat)
Made the words & play more interesting
Helped the actors remember their lines (like a song)

4. Iambic
IAM: one unaccented (or unstressed) syllable with one accented syllable
Each IAM of two syllables is called a foot
It’s like a heartbeat:
ba-bum | ba-bum | ba-bum | ba-bum | ba-bum
I AM | I AM | I AM | I AM | I AM

5. Pentameter Penta = 5, Meter = sound Iambic Pentameter
Five “feet” per line
Ten syllables total per line
he WENT to TOWN toDAY to BUY a CAR
In SOOTH / I KNOW / not WHY / I AM / so SAD

6. Iambic Pentameter I saw the goat behind the open fence.
I saw the behind of the hungry goat!
Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind.

7. ~ The Basics of a Sonnet ~
-A Sonnet Contains 14 lines
-A Sonnet is Written in Iambic Pentameter
-Various Rhyme Schemes – But we are Studying Shakespearean Sonnets!

8. -Shakespearean Rhyme Scheme-
Understanding the Quatrains of a Sonnet:
A B A B
C D C D
E F E F
G G
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1st Quatrain: Establishes the subject, main theme, or main metaphor of the sonnet.
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2nd Quatrain: Develops the sonnet’s theme. Extends the metaphor.
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3rd Quatrain: Often contains a turn or twist called a volta, introduced with the word “but.”
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4th Quatrain: Rhymed couplet. Conclusion to the sonnet.

9. GOAL/OBJECTIVE
Recognize the characteristics of Shakespearean sonnet in writing and verbally.
Compose the first four lines of a Shakespearean sonnet.

10. What are the characteristics of a Shakespearean sonnet?
14 lines
3 quatrains (4 lines each)
1 couplet (2 lines)
Follows the same rhyme scheme: ABABCDCDEFEFGG
Each line is written in iambic pentameter
Each line consists of 10 syllables.
The syllables are divided into five pairs called iambs.
An iamb= unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable

11. Examples of iambic pentameter?
baBOOM/ baBOOM/ baBOOM/ baBOOM/ baBOOM
How many syllables?
Pattern?

12. Examples of Iambic Pentameter
When I / do COUNT/ the CLOCK/ that TELLS/ the TIME
When IN/ dis GRACE/ with FOR/ tune AND / men’s EYES
How many syllables per line?
Pattern?

13. How many syllables per line? Pattern10
Pattern
Unstressed stressed

14. Romeo and Juliet Prologue
Two households, both alike in dignity, A In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, B From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, A Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. B From forth the fatal loins of these two foes C A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life; D Whose misadventured piteous overthrows C Do with their death bury their parents' strife. D The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love, E And the continuance of their parents' rage, F Which, but their children's end, nought could remove, E Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage; F The which if you with patient ears attend, G What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend. G

15. Shakespearean Sonnet
1. 14 lines 2. Rhyme scheme: ABABCDCDEFEFGG 3. Iambic pentameter- 10 syllables per line (unstressed stressed)

16. Romeo and Juliet Prologue
Divide the sonnet into syllables and label its rhyme scheme.

17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Two house holds both a like in dig ni ty A In
Rhyme
Scheme
Two
house
holds
both a
like in
dig ni ty A In
fair ve ro na
where we
lay
our
scene B

18. Now you try it!!
Using the rhyme scheme and form of a Shakespearean sonnet, write your own sonnet about new love, lost love, a beautiful day, a terrible day, or anything you wish (as long as it is appropriate).
Use grid to write your sonnet. Use a pencil.
If you cannot come up with a topic, I will assign one.

19. Example Topic= Friends On a bright sun ny day I met friend re call the
like It
was to
knew we
would be
friends un
til
end
miss
you
lot
since
went
way

20. Reflection/Summary
Recognize the characteristics of Shakespearean sonnet in writing and verbally.
Compose the first four lines of a Shakespearean sonnet.
Something that is becoming clear to me about the Shakespearean sonnet…..