ASSIGNMENT: Write a sonnet choosing one of the three types: Spenserian, Petrarchan, or Shakesperean. Good Luck and have fun with this. Remember that love is not always a smooth road so let your sonnet reflect your attitude towards it. PG rated.
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Sonnets
A sonnet is a 14 lined poem about love (or some other serious topic). To clarify, love is the love of another human being, not your car, or your shoes, or your dog. It is composed in iambic pentameter, and there is a specific rhyme scheme for each of the three types of sonnets.
To get started, in these sonnets, a foot of poetry includes 2 syllables, and each foot is marked with the following / /. There are 5 feet in each line of the sonnet, which means that there are ten total syllables per line allowed*. Each foot must be in iambic form which means that an unaccented syllable is followed by an accented one. See below:
/But soft/ what light/ through yon/ der win/dow breaks! (William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet)
To simplify your attempts and ensure that you are incorporating iambic pentameter with in your sonnet, use single syllable words. But challenge yourself. Know that you do not have to use single syllable words within each foot.
Each of the three sonnets has a specific rhyme scheme as well. The first type is a Spenserian sonnet aka an English sonnet. The rhyme scheme is ABABBCBCCDCDEE (sometimes a variation). The Petrarchan or Italian is ABBAABBA CDECDE (the stanza break or space is needed- only in this one and creates 2 stanzas). And lastly is the Shakespearean ABABCDCDEFEFGG.
Know that all sonnets have a turn which means that they must shift dramatically in tone. Examine each of the rhyme schemes to decide the most appropriate location for this turn.
Some of the terminology that you must learn when addressing sonnets are: turn (defined above) syntax______rhyme scheme______meter ______stresses______iambic pentameter ______forced rhyme approximate rhyme stanza ______
couplet______
quatrain ______
sestet______
octave______caesura ______assonance______consonance______alliteration______
Sonnet Rubric Sonnet is double spaced typed and follows the MLA format for the 5 heading. DO NOT FORGET THE TITLE. States type of sonnet followed 2 Includes 14 lines, and traditional rhyme scheme for sonnet type chosen 8 Ten total syllables per line 5 Has a turn 5 At least 3 literary devices are used (ex.: allusion, alliteration, assonance, 10 caesura, metaphor, simile, etc.) Theme is evident and somehow relates to Love: Giving Advice to a 5 Younger Person, Self-Dissatisfaction, Pondering the Afterlife, etc. Overall content – originality, appropriateness, creativity 10 50
Sonnet title: Writing a Petrarchan Sonnet
1. WORK IN PENCIL. 2. Write one syllable in each cell of this grid. 3. Follow the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables shown at the top of the grid. 4. Follow the pattern for end rhyme shown along the right side of the grid. Possible variations of the rhyme scheme of the sestet include cdc dcd, cde ced, cdd cee. 5. Be creative. 6. The octave should state a premise, pose a problem, or ask a question. The sestet should make a conclusion, resolve the problem, or state the answer. 7. Be sure to punctuate your sonnet and use correct spelling, mechanics, and grammar. 8. Give your sonnet a title. 9. Type your final copy. Print it on a separate sheet of paper. 10. Staple this work sheet to the back of the final copy. Turn both in.
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Writing a Shakespearean Sonnet
1. WORK IN PENCIL. 2. Write one syllable in each cell of this grid. 3. Follow the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables shown at the top of the grid. 4. Follow the pattern for end rhyme shown along the right side of the grid. 5. Be creative. 6. Each quatrain should address a different aspect of the topic. The couplet should express the theme. 7. Be sure to punctuate your sonnet and use correct spelling, mechanics, and grammar. 8. Give your sonnet a title. 9. Type your final copy. Print it on a separate sheet of paper. 10. Staple this work sheet to the back of the final copy. Turn both in.
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11. WORK IN PENCIL. 12. Write one syllable in each cell of this grid. 13. Follow the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables shown at the top of the grid. 14. Follow the pattern for end rhyme shown along the right side of the grid. 15. Be creative. 16. Be sure to punctuate your sonnet and use correct spelling, mechanics, and grammar. 17. Give your sonnet a title. 18. Type your final copy. Print it on a separate sheet of paper. 19. Staple this work sheet to the back of the final copy. Turn both in.
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