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1 Do Now: take out a new page of notes

2 Objective: to understand the structure of Shakespearean sonnets
February 9, 2018 Objective: to understand the structure of Shakespearean sonnets Opening: Shakespeare video Work Period: sonnet notes Closing: Sonnet 18

3 Homework None Vocab Unit 8 assignments due Monday, Feb. 12th
Vocab Unit 8 quiz on Tuesday, Feb. 13th

4 How much do you know about Shakespeare?

5 Shakespearean Sonnets
Derives from sonetto, meaning little sound or song Written in iambic pentameter Each line consists of 10 syllables Syllables are divided into 5 pairs (iambs) 1 unstressed syllable + 1 stressed syllable = iamb Ex: goodBYE Iambic pentameter sounds like: baDUM baDUM baDUM baDUM baDUM When I / do COUNT / the CLOCK / that TELLS / the TIME

6 Shakespearean Sonnets (2)
14 lines long First 12 lines are separated into 3 quatrains Ends with 1 couplet (2 lines) Quatrains follow rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef Couplet follows rhyme scheme: gg

7 Sonnet 141

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