SONNET, SAY WHAT?
NAME:
TRANSLATION of SONNET NUMBER:
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Pick a sonnet of your choice (I suggest from the packet
provided)
Hand copy, cut-it-out and paste it, or type it out again
to this sheet.
Translate it line-by-line
Explain the meaning of the sonnet with summary by
quatrain and couplet (On back)
ORIGINAL SONNET NUMBER:
1
1
2
3
4
5
2
6
3
4
7
5
8
6
9
7
8
10
9
11
10
12
11
12
13
14
13
14
PERIOD:
QUATRAIN/COUPLET SONNET EXPLICATION:
9
1
10
2
11
3
12
4
13
5
14
6
7
8
*Explain and analyze what each quatrain and couplet is stating, explaining,
comparing, etc. Please compose neatly, in paragraph form. (Yes, that means
complete sentences!)
*Demonstrate what Shakespeare was communicating with us, what he was
communicating, and what was most moving for you.