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Shakespeare

Sonnets. Shakespeare. Sonnet. 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter Iambic pentameter=10 syllable lines with a stressed and then unstressed rhythm. Terms. Sonnet- 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter Iambic Pentameter-10-syllable lines with a stressed and then unstressed beat

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Shakespeare

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  1. Sonnets Shakespeare

  2. Sonnet • 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter • Iambic pentameter=10 syllable lines with a stressed and then unstressed rhythm

  3. Terms • Sonnet- 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter • Iambic Pentameter-10-syllable lines with a stressed and then unstressed beat • Stanza- a division in poetry, usually of more than two lines • Sestet-a stanza of six lines in poetry • Quatrain- a stanza of four lines in poetry • Octave- a stanza of eight lines in poetry • Couplet- a stanza of two rhyming lines in poetry • Heroic Couplet- a stanza of two rhyming lines in poetry written in iambic pentameter

  4. Form • Sonnets are divided into two sections 1. Problem/Conflict/Dilemma • Presents the theme and raises an issue or doubt. • The problem is not usually a physical problem, but more a moral or spiritual dilemma 2. Solution/Resolution • Answers the question, resolves the problem, or drives home the poem’s point • The transition between part 1 and part 2 is called the TURN; it helps move forward the emotional action of the poem quickly

  5. Italian Sonnet • Named the Petrarchan Sonnet after its inventor, Francesco Petrarch • Generally refers to a concept of unattainable love • Generally depicts the lady as a form of inspiration • Rhyme Scheme= abba abba cde cde • the cde cde pattern varies greatly from sonnet to sonnet; other common sestet forms are cde dce and cdc dcd

  6. Italian Sonnet • The conflict or problem is developed in the first 8 lines • Referred to as the Octave • The Solution/resolution is presented in the last 6 lines • Referred to as the Sestet

  7. English Sonnet • Named after William Shakespeare, the most prolific sonnet writer of all time • Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets, a collection called his Sonnet Sequence

  8. Shakespeare’s Sonnet Sequence • Shakespeare’s sonnets are divided into the following sections: • 1-17—written to a young man, urging him to marry and have children so he can pass his beauty on to successive generations • 18-126—addressed to the young man, expressing his love for him (Sonnets 1-126 are referred to as the Fair Youth sonnets) • 127-152-written to the poet’s mistress, expressing his love for her (referred to a the Dark Lady sonnets) • 153-154-addressed to the Rival Poet (allegorical in nature)

  9. Form • Rhyme Scheme= abab cdcd efef gg • These sonnets are divided into 3 Quatrains (4-line stanzas) with a final couplet (2 rhyming lines of poetry) • The final couplet is called a heroic couplet because it is written in iambic pentameter • Problem/Conflict/Dilemma developed in the first 12 lines • Solution/Resolution completed in the final 2 lines (the heroic couplet)

  10. Themes • Love • Beauty • Mortality • Politics

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