The Sonnet
Objectives:
• SWBATD …
– CONTENT: application of literary elements by
explaining how literary elements such as IMAGERY
connect to THEME.
– LITERACY: application of literary elements by
reading and writing on the theme of 1 sonnet
The Sonnet – Vocabulary
• Using your ipads, define the following words
on your vocabulary sheet. An example is
below.
WORD
Connotation
DEFINITION
EXAMPLE
An idea or feeling
a word evokes;
usually positive
or negative.
A stubborn
person can be
described as
STRONG-WILLED
(positive) or PIGHEADED
(negative)
The Sonnet - Vocabulary
Define each word
and provide an
example.
1. connotation
2. theme
3. rhythm
4. meter
5. sonnet
6. syllable
7. quatrain
8. analogy
9. Denotation
10.allusion
The Sonnet – Pre-Reading
• Imagine a summer day. It is early summer with
the perfect mix of temperature and weather. List
all the details of that perfect day using all 5 of
your senses.
SIGHT
TOUCH
TASTE
SMELL
HEARING
The Sonnet – Pre-Reading
• Now, write a general statement about the
overall FEELING created by this perfect day.
• Now, think of a person. How is this person and
the summer day alike? How are they
different?
• Share your statements with the class.
Sonnet 18 - Shakespeare
• In addition to tragedies and comedies,
Shakespeare wrote many sonnets. The topics
for most of his sonnets are love.
• It is common practice to refer to
Shakespeare’s sonnets using roman numerals;
therefore, sonnet 18 is written “Sonnet XVIII.”
Sonnet XVIII
• 5 minutes: Read the poem silently to yourself.
• 5 minutes: Listen to teacher read the poem.
• 5 minutes: Define any unknown vocabulary on
your vocabulary sheet.
Sonnet XVIII
• 10 minutes: Answer the questions for quatrain
1 (questions 1-7)
• 5 minutes: Share with your partner.
• 10 minutes: Answer the questions for quatrain
2 (questions 8-14)
• 5 minutes: Share with your partner
Sonnet XVIII
• 10 minutes: Answer the questions on quatrain
3 and the final couplet (Questions 15-22).
• 5 minutes: Share with your partner.
Sonnet XVIII - Theme
• Theme is the message of the text. A work’s
universal view about human life or human
nature. Fill in the blanks with the information.
• In ______ (poem’s title), ______ (author)
______ (reveals, illustrates, explores, shows,
or other marker verbs) _____ (important idea
of the theme) and how it _____ (what does it
show us on a universal level?)
Sonnet XVIII – Graphing
• Graph Sonnet XVIII using the graphing
worksheet.
• Each box represents 1 syllable in the sonnet.
• Label the rhyme scheme of each line in the
final box.
Sonnet XVIII – Analytical Paragraph
• Writing an analytical paragraph, explain how
Shakespeare’s use of imagery in Sonnet XVIII
suggests his attitude about the enduring
power of poetry.
– Sentence 1: Topic sentence (Shakespeare’s
attitude about beauty).
– Sentence 2: Supporting Sentence (1 image)
– Sentence 3: Supporting Sentence (1 image)
– Sentence 4: Concluding Sentence (Connect the 2
images to his attitude about beauty)
The Sonnet – Reflection Questions
• What is the theme of Sonnet XVIII, by
Shakespeare?
• How to poets use imagery to communicate
universal ideas?