AP Literature & CompositionWeek 7

Kick-off: Monday, October 12th 2015

•Form – a specific way of writing a poem that prescribes how many lines, stanzas, or syllables a poem contains, or what rhyme scheme or meter a poem should have

• Examples) Sestina, Haiku, Sonnet, Villanelle, Ballad, Ode, Free Verse

A Look at Week 7• Monday – Intro to

Shakespearean sonnets• Tuesday –

Continuation of Shakespearean sonnets• Wednesday – Original

sonnet composition (15 points)• Thursday- Final Book

Club Meeting –project introduced *40 minute class

Poet Guests Period 1•Monday – Mr. Lawler•Tuesday – •Wednesday – Ms. Kennedy•Thursday- Mr. Connolly

Poet Guests Period 2•Monday – •Tuesday – Ms. Russ•Wednesday – Mr. Cattouse•Thursday- Mr. Madonna

Poet Guests Period 3•Monday – Mr. Lee?•Tuesday – Mr. Green•Wednesday – •Thursday- Ms. Elbein

The Shakespearean Sonnet

Take notes in abbreviation

Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets between 1592 and 1598

• Many mock the corny love of Italian/Petrarchan sonnets• More complex and

troubling depictions of love

Italian Sonnet(also known as a Petrarchan sonnet)

• Originally a sonnet written about unattainable or all-consuming love• Presents a lady as a model of perfection

(Petrarchan Ideal)

•Divided into two sections• 14 lines • Octave (8 lines) could be divided into 2

quatrains (4 lines)• Sestet (6 lines)

The Shakespearean Sonnet(Also known as the Elizabethan or English Sonnet)

• 14 lines• 3 Quatrains (4 lines) – presents theme/problem• 1 couplet – resolves or summarizes in new light

The Quatrains• In traditional sonnets, it was expected

that each quatrain should have a completely contained thought.• First Quatrain: Exposition of main

theme or metaphor, presentation of problem• Second Quatrain: Continuation or

deepening of main theme/metaphor• Third Quatrain: includes the ‘turn’ or

volta

The “Heroic” CoupletPurpose: Summarizes succinctly everything that has come before.

Takes everything that has come before and turns it around in a brand new light.

The Meter•Meter refers to the beats in a poem, or syllables• A syllable contains one

vowel sound (water has two; mouth has one)

Iambs

•ALL sonnets use iambs• It consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, a pattern which comes closest to approximating the natural rhythm of speech. • withIN• forGIVE• mySELF• exPLAIN• beGIN

The Meter – Iambic Pentameter• Iamb – (pairs of syllables, unstressed followed

by stressed)

• Pentameter (10 syllables per line, 5 iamb pairs)

BaBOOM baBOOM baBOOM baBOOM baBOOM

Shall I/comPARE/thee TO/a SUM/mer’s DAY?

Shakespeare Wrote About a LOT• He also violated many sonnet rules, which had

been strictly obeyed by his fellow poets• He plays with gender roles• He speaks on human evils that do not have to do

with love • He comments on political events • He makes fun of love • He speaks openly about sex • He parodies beauty • Introduces witty pornography

Popular Phrases (among hundreds) Shakespeare Invented• All that glitters is not gold • All’s well that ends well• Brave new world• Knock knock, who’s there?• Dead as a doornail• Makes your hair stand on

end• Off with his head• Every dog will have his day• Elbow room• Jealousy is the green-eyed

monster• Heart of gold

• In a pickle• Kill with kindness• Love is blind• Too much of a good thing• Neither rhyme nor reason• The world’s my oyster• Full circle• Wear my heart upon my

sleeve• There’s a method in my

madness• Clothes make the man• Send him packing• It was Greek to me

Words Shakespeare Most Likely Invented (among thousands)

• Addicted• Birthplace

• Bloodstained• Castigate

• Cold-blooded• Bedazzle• Cheap

• Educate• Moonbeam• Olympian• Swagger• Worthless• Leapfrog

Shakespeare’s Sonnets• Sonnets 1-126 are addressed to “the young man”• Scholars question

Shakespeare’s sexuality• Some believe the

sonnets are merely a testament to the cult of male friendship

“Interpreting” Shakespeare

Sonnet XVIII (18)

•We’ll read through “Sonnet 18” together •You and your partner will complete the Guiding Questions for understanding

Sonnet 116

•You and your partner will read “Sonnet 116 together” •Answer the multiple choice questions to accompany the poem.•We’ll compare answers on Socrative in 15 minutes

Final Word – in your AP Playbooks 1. How many lines are in a sonnet?2. What are the main sections of a

Shakespearean sonnet? 3. What rhythm (meter) do ALL

sonnets follow? What does that sound like?

4. What rhyme scheme does a Shakepearean sonnet follow?

5. Where is the volta located in many sonnets?

Kick-off: Tuesday, October 13th 2015

Kick-off: Wednesday, October 14th, 2015

Kick-Off: Thursday, October 15th 2015