1. THE
LOOK & SHAPE OF POETRY:
Haiku & Sonnet

2. Sonnet
A sonnet is a poetic form which originated in Italy in the 11th century
It is a 14-line poem with a rhyme scheme. It is usually written in iambic pentameter
There are two main types of sonnets:
Italian (Petrarchan)
English (Shakespearean)

3. Italian (Petrarchan) abba abba cde cde
“When I Consider How My Light Is Spent“ by John Milton
When I consider how my light is spent,
Ere half my days in this dark world and wide,
And that one talent which is death to hide
Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent
To serve therewith my Maker, and present
My true account, lest He returning chide;
"Doth God exact day-labor, light denied?"
I fondly ask. But Patience, to prevent
That murmur, soon replies, "God doth not need
Either man's work or His own gifts. Who best
Bear His mild yoke, they serve Him best. His state
Is kingly: thousands at His bidding speed,
And post o'er land and ocean without rest;
They also serve who only stand and wait."

4. English (Shakespearean)
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"Sonnet XXIX“ by William Shakespeare
When in disgrace with Fortune and men's eyes,
I all alone beweep my outcast state,
And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries,
And look upon myself and curse my fate,
Wishing me like to one more rich in hope,
Featured like him, like him with friends possessed,
Desiring this man's art and that man's scope,
With what I most enjoy contented least,
Yet in these thoughts my self almost despising,
Haply I think on thee, and then my state,
(Like to the lark at break of day arising
From sullen earth) sings hymns at heaven's gate,
For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings,
That then I scorn to change my state with kings.

5. “Sonnet 18” by William Shakespeare

6. Haiku
A haiku is a traditional Japanese poem developed in the 17th century
It is a three-line poem, consisting of 17 total syllables in a pattern
Traditional haiku were usually about nature, but modern haiku are not limited to that subject

7. Haiku
Whitecaps on the bay: A broken signboard banging In the April wind.
- Richard Wright
The last winter leaves Clinging to the black branches Explode into birds.
- unknown
Autumn wind –
mountain’s shadow wavers.
- Issa (trans.)
Old pond
a frog jumps the sound of water
- Basho (trans.)

8. One (1) Shakespearean sonnet
Your Assignment
Your assignment is to write either …
One (1) Shakespearean sonnet OR
Five (5) haiku