1. Thursday, January 19th Check Sonnet 130 at the door. Continue w/ notes HW: Explicate sonnet 130 for tomorrow!

2. Let’s check to make sure we have the same sonnet components on this example!

4. Quatrain 1 (lines 1-4)

6. Quatrain 2 (lines 5-8)

7. Quatrain 1 (lines 1-4) Quatrain 2 (lines 5-8)

8. Quatrain 1 (lines 1-4) Quatrain 2 (lines 5-8) Quatrain 3 (lines 9-12)

9. Quatrain 1 (lines 1-4) Quatrain 2 (lines 5-8) Quatrain 3 (lines 9-12)

10. Quatrain 1 (lines 1-4) Quatrain 2 (lines 5-8) Quatrain 3 (lines 9-12) Couplet (lines 13-14)

11. Quatrain 1 (lines 1-4) Quatrain 2 (lines 5-8) Quatrain 3 (lines 9-12) Couplet (lines 13-14)

12. Quatrain 1 (lines 1-4) Quatrain 2 (lines 5-8) Quatrain 3 (lines 9-12) Couplet (lines 13-14) Volta-look for transition words such as: but, therefore, however, yet, or, so. These words are a good place to start.

13. Let’s label the rhyme scheme for this example!

14. (sun) (red) (dun) (head) Quatrain 1 (lines 1-4) Quatrain 2 (lines 5-8) Quatrain 3 (lines 9-12) Couplet (lines 13-14) Volta-look for transition words such as: but, therefore, however, yet, or, so. These words are a good place to start.

15. A (sun) B (red) A (dun) B (head) Quatrain 1 (lines 1-4) Quatrain 2 (lines 5-8) Quatrain 3 (lines 9-12) Couplet (lines 13-14) Volta-look for transition words such as: but, therefore, however, yet, or, so. These words are a good place to start.

16. A (sun) B (red) A (dun) B (head) C (white) D (cheeks) C (delight) D (reeks) E (know) F (sound) E (go) F (ground) G (rare) G (compare) Quatrain 1 (lines 1-4) Quatrain 2 (lines 5-8) Quatrain 3 (lines 9-12) Couplet (lines 13-14) Volta-look for transition words such as: but, therefore, however, yet, or, so. These words are a good place to start.

17. What’s the next step? Explication! Explication is defined by Dictionary.com as an “analysis or interpretation, especially of a literary passage or work or philosophical doctrine.” Think of it as exploring a work of literature to better understand what is written. Just like you would use a map to navigate around an unfamiliar city to see its tourist attractions, restaurants, and architecture, so too will you use explication to navigate Shakespeare’s plays to better understand his characters, message, and themes.

18. How do you explicate? To be successful, please follow the steps on the following slides. It is important not to short change any of the steps. In other words, don’t slack off and/or skip any of the steps!

19. Explication Steps: 1. Read passage.  What are your initial impressions? What do you think the speaker is saying? 2. Divide the passage into phrases/complete sentences. 3. Look up words you don’t know and even words you think you know.  Words have different connotative (implied meanings) and denotative (dictionary definitions) meanings.  Words you do know can be used differently. And, of course, you need to look up words you do not know.  Write clear definitions of these words.  Then, re-read the passage. 4. Underline the verbs.  Who is doing what? 5. Re-read the passage.  Are there any similes or metaphors? What elements are being connected? Are there any symbols? What is the tone? 6. Write the passage in your own words.

20. Let’s practice with another sonnet…

21. 1. Read passage several times. Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature's changing course untrimmed; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this and this gives life to thee.

22. 2. Divide into phrases/complete sentences Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature's changing course untrimmed; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this and this gives life to thee.

23. 3. Look up words I don’t know. Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature's changing course untrimmed; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this and this gives life to thee.

24. 4. Underline verbs. Who is doing what? Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature's changing course untrimmed; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this and this gives life to thee. Who is comparing? The speaker “I”. Who is lovely and more temperate? The person the speaker is talking to.

25. 5. Write in your own words Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature's changing course untrimmed; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this and this gives life to thee.

26. 4. Underline verbs. Who is doing what? Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature's changing course untrimmed; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this and this gives life to thee. Who is comparing? The speaker “I”. Who is lovely and more temperate? The person the speaker is talking to.

27. 5. Write in your own words Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature's changing course untrimmed; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this and this gives life to thee.