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Shakespeare - Sonnet 18
William Shakespeare
Sonnet 18
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William Shakespeare
Sonnet 18
Turn to page 30 in your Literature Reader
Slide 1 - Slide
Slide 2 - Video
The Shakespearean Sonnet
Shakespearean sonnets always consist of 14 lines:
three
quatrains
(4 lines)
one
couplet
(two lines)
Slide 3 - Slide
4
Slide 4 - Video
00:09
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?": What is this type of question called? Who is "thee"?
Slide 5 - Open question
00:21
Why does he compare his beloved to nature?
Slide 6 - Open question
00:38
What does Shakespeare describe in the second quatrain?
Slide 7 - Open question
01:08
What is the conclusion of the third quatrain and the couplet?
Slide 8 - Open question
What are the themes of this poem?
Slide 9 - Open question
Give an example of a metaphor and explain it.
Slide 10 - Open question
Give an example of personification.
Slide 11 - Open question
Rhyme & Meter
Slide 12 - Slide
What is the rhyme scheme of this sonnet?
A
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
B
AABB CCDD EEFF GG
C
ABBA CDDC EFFE GG
Slide 13 - Quiz
Give an example of alliteration.
Slide 14 - Open question
Give an example of assonance.
Slide 15 - Open question
Give an example of consonance.
Slide 16 - Open question
Give an example of repetition.
Slide 17 - Open question
Iambic Pentameter
iambic
= one unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed one
pentameter
= each line has 5 feet; 5 sets of two syllables
Shall
I
/ com
pare
/ thee
to
/ a
sum
/ mer’s
day
Slide 18 - Slide
Why does Shakespeare use iambic pentameter?
Slide 19 - Open question
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