Year 4 shakespeare / war poetry

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

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20th December 

Review: Shakespeare + Sonnet Form

Review: Shakespeare + Sonnet Form

QUIZ

The sonnet is a form of poem developed in ...

1. Italy
2. Greece
3. England
4. Scotland

How many lines are there in a Shakespearean sonnet?

1. 1
2. 4
3. 10
4. 14

How many quatrains are there in a Shakespearean sonnet?

1. 3
2. 4
3. 10
4. 14

How many couplets are there in a Shakespearean sonnet?

1. 1
2. 4
3. 10
4. 14

What is the volta?

1. The last 2 lines of a Shakespearian sonnet with a summary
2. The last 2 lines of a Shakespearean sonnet with a twist

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

1. abcd-efgh-ijkl-mn
2. abab-cdcd-abab-ef
3. abab-cdcd-efef-gg
4. abab-cdcd-efef-gh

Which of these sentences is written in iambic pentameter?

1. Not so happy yet much happier
2. So foul and fair a day I have not seen
3. God save the king!
4. What! Can the devil speak true?

What is iambic pentameter?

1. Eight syllables, each pair stressed-unstressed
2. Ten syllables, each pair stressed-unstressed
3. Ten syllabus, each pair unstressed-stressed

Iambic pentameter contains _____ feet, each of which contains _____ syllables.

1. Two,five
2. Five, five
3. Five,two
4. Three,two

Which of these lines is NOT in iambic pentameter?

1. "But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?"
2. "A little more than kin and less than kind."
3. "Just for a handful of silver he left us."
4. "So foul and fair a day I have not seen."

WAR POETRY

Think:

Why would soldiers write poems?

What was life like in the trenches?

Why do you think
soldiers wrote poems?

The Soldier - Rupert Brooke

1. Read about the poet Rupert Brooke pg 16

2. Re-read the poem pg 17

3. Try to work out the literal meaning line by line

4. Can you identify a structure?

5. Does the poem rhyme? How?

6. Identify any poetic devices. What is the effect of these devices?

Wilfred Owen: Dulce et decorum est

1. Read about the poet William Owen and read the poem.

2. Work out the literal meaning line by line. What is the tone?

3. What does the title / last line mean? 

4. Can you identify a structure?

5. Does the poem rhyme? How?

6. Identify any poetic devices. What is the effect of these devices?

Which poem do you prefer?

Ruper Brook: The Soldier

Wilfred Owen: Dulce et Decorum Est