1. Shakespearian Writing

2. Prose and Verse
Shakespeare wrote plays alternating the use of both verse and prose
Prose is everyday language of communication (conversation, letters, lectures, articles, dialogue, books, texts, etc.)
Verse is a collection of lines that follow a HIGHLY STRUCTURED regular, rhythmic pattern

3. Verse by Shakespeare The beginning of each line is capitalized
The lines do not utilize a full margin (shorter) - because they are determined by syllable count
They are written in a specific structured rhythm called iambic pentameter

4. Shakespeare used verse to:
1. Express deep emotion requiring elevated language
2. Make wise, penetrating, reflective, organized observations requiring lofty language
3. Present a lyrical poem in a separate entity
4. Inject irony by use of a particular character

5. Syllables
Syllable: unit of spoken language consisting of an uninterrupted utterance that forms a whole word (cat) or a commonly recognized division of a word (per-fect-ly)

6. How many syllables? chair beg apple lunch computer bizarre hope eat
book
capitulate
alligator
resume
Russell
disdainful
monitor
crate
university
justify
principal
puppy

7. Honors Syllable Poems Telephone Number Poems:
Use a 7 digit telephone number to write a poem about what the number represents to you. Use each number in the poem to represent the number of syllables in each line.  

8. Regular Syllable Poems
Haiku: Haikus are Japanese poems about nature or natural experiences. They are very structured according to syllables. Follow the format below to write a haiku about some aspect of nature.
Line one: 5 syllables
Line two: 7 syllables
Line three: 5 syllables

9. Literary Foot
Foot: basic unit of meter, set # of strong and light stressed syllables
Example: an iamb is one type of foot
Iamb: is a light/strong pattern of two syllables
Example: Detroit
de (light: symbol = u) - TROIT (STRONG: symbol = /) ->
De (u) - TROIT (/)

10. Meter Meter: # of feet in a line of verse
Examples: Pentameter is an example of meter
Pentameter: the prefix penta means five - there are five feet in a line of pentameter

11. Rhythm Rhythm: the combination of foot and meter in a line of verse
Example: Iambic Pentemeter is a type of rhythm
Iambic Pentameter: is one line of verse consisting of five light/strong syllables in a row (10 total)
Example: We(u) hold(/) these(u) truths(/) to(u) be(/) self(u) ev(/)-i(u)-dent(/)
Stress the strong syllables (deTROIT)!

12. Shakespearian Sonnets
Shakespeare wrote over 150 sonnets
They are named by their number “Sonnet 18”
They have 14 lines and four parts
3 quatrains (4 lines): present a problem
1 rhyming couplet (2 lines) : present a solution

13. Shakespearian Sonnets ctd.
They all use the verse iambic pentameter
They have a distinct rhyme scheme: pattern of the rhymes between the last words of each line
ABAB, CDCD, EFEF, GG (all matching letters must rhyme)

14. Get to Work! ALL: Complete the study guide on “Sonnet 18”
HONORS: Write your own sonnet. Be sure to follow all of the rules about BOTH form (physical) and structure (content) of sonnets.
REGULAR: Paraphrase “Sonnet 18” into your own form (physical) and structure (words)