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5V Literature
Introduction Renaissance + Sonnets
Slide 1 - Slide
What comes to mind when you hear renaissance?
Slide 2 - Mind map
Which of these does not fit the Renaissance Period?
A
Focus on individual
B
Critical thinking
C
Focus on reason
D
Man in the centre
Slide 3 - Quiz
Slide 4 - Video
How many wives did Henry VIII have?
A
2
B
4
C
6
D
8
Slide 5 - Quiz
Henry VIII
Slide 6 - Slide
Slide 7 - Video
The Tudors
Slide 8 - Slide
The English Language
Used in the street, not in the library --> Thomas More's Utopia
New inventions/concepts led to new words in English language
Classical works translated to English
Books cheaper and more plentiful
Slide 9 - Slide
How many lines are in a sonnet?
A
4
B
6
C
10
D
14
Slide 10 - Quiz
What is iambic pentameter?
A
something to eat
B
a way to measure distance
C
a rhyme scheme
D
a rhythm
Slide 11 - Quiz
Slide 12 - Video
Early renaissance sonnet
From translatio, imitatio and aemulatio to own verses in slightly altered form
Contents: personal feelings, beauty of sound and form, carpe diem
Slide 13 - Slide
Italian/Petrarchan Sonnet
14 lines of Iambic Pentameter
an octave (two quatrains) + a sestet (two tercets)
clear break in the middle
Rhyme scheme: abba abba break cde cde
English/Shakespearean Sonnet
14 lines of Iambic Pentameter
three quatrains, clear break, couplet which gives a conclusion
Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef break gg
Slide 14 - Slide
Late renaissance sonnets
Metaphysical poetry
Topic of sonnet changed to more serious subjects
More figurative language
Poets used intellect and wit to get message across
Slide 15 - Slide
Sonnets
Read along with the sonnets and indicate their rhyme scheme
After reading all three sonnets, turn to the questions on page 28 of your booklet
Slide 16 - Slide
Slide 17 - Video
Slide 18 - Video
Slide 19 - Video
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