Primavera by Botticelli
(1482) Italian Renaissance painter
Leonardo da Vinci
self-portrait c.
1513
The Last Supper
(1498) Leonardo da Vinci
Mona Lisa
Leonardo da
Vinci c. 15031507
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The "Pelican Portrait"
of Queen Elizabeth I
c.1575 by Nicolas
Hilliard
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Portrait of Henry VIII of
England c. 1497-1543 by
Hans Holbein, the
Younger
The Sonnet
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Sonnet comes from the Italian word
sonnetto, meaning “a little sound or song”
Structure
14 lines
 Set rhyme scheme
 Meter = iambic pentameter
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10 syllables per line of an unstressed
followed by a stressed syllable.
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My LOVE is LIKE to ICE and I to FIRE.
Sonnet Forms
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1. The Italian Sonnet (also called Petrarchan
Sonnet)
Petrarch wrote many sonnets in this form
about unrequited love.
 First 8 lines = octave
 Last 6 lines = sestet
 There is a “shift” or “turn” between the
octave and sestet that provides a resolution
or answer to the problem presented in the
octave.
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Italian Sonnet Rhyme Scheme
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Octave:
abbaab
ba
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Sestet:
cdecde
or
cdcdcd
A
B
B
A
A
B
B
A
C
D
C
D
C
D
Take
a look
at sonnet 12
on p. 209/245
C
D
E
C
D
E
Sir Thomas Wyatt
Poet and diplomat for King Henry VIII
 Faced execution twice, but was pardoned
both times.
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He traveled to Italy and experienced the
Italian renaissance. He brought the
Italian sonnet form to England, which
transformed English poetry.
 Wyatt song and lute
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King Henry VIII
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The Wives of Henry VIII
His reign began in 1509.
He broke with the Catholic Church and began
the Church of England (Anglican Church)
His daughter Elizabeth ruled from 1558-1608
and was one of the most influential leaders
of England.
Sir Thomas Wyatt
“Whoso List to Hunt”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zh3fam
o3KM
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Cometh
Fleeth
Hath
“th” ending = ?
“th” ending = es
Hath = has
 Fleeth = flees
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Vocabulary:
 List = want/desire
 Hind = female deer
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Please read “building background” on p.
210/246
Change Wyatt’s metaphor for
unrequited love with one of your
own.
Whoso list to cook, I know where is a cake.
But as for me, alas, I’ve burnt my hand.
The stirring and sifting hath wearied me so
sore I am of them that by store-bought
cookies.
Yet may I, by no means, stop licking the
beaters.
A sonnet has ____
lines.
 What is the meter of
a sonnet? Explain it.
 What are Petrarch’s
sonnets about?
 What shape does a
sonnet make? So
what?

Fold your paper into 3 columns
Write your vocabulary words in the far left
column.
 Write a synonym in the far right column.
 Skip lines.
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Period 6
Please continue paraphrasing “Whoso List
to Hunt”.
 You can then work on filling in the other
boxes on your worksheet.
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Period 1:
Define these terms in your notes. Anyone
need to make up yesterday’s vocab quiz?
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Alliteration: repetition of initial consonant
sounds.
Consonance: repetition of consonant sounds
Assonance: repetition of vowel sounds.
Paradox: a statement that appears to be
contradictory but reveals a hidden truth.
Visual imagery: a picture created with words
Diction: word choice
Tone: the author’s attitude toward the subject.
Tone and mood
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK0lTV0wCA
2. The English
Sonnet
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Also called the
Shakespearean Sonnet
Quatrain (4
lines)
Quatrain (4 lines)
Quatrain
Structure:
– 3 quatrains (4 lines
each) with their own
rhyme schemes
– One rhyming couplet
(two lines)
Quatrain
Couplet (2
lines)
Rhyme Scheme of
the English Sonnet
abab
 cdcd
 efef
 gg
 How do you think this
form affects the
development of the
problem in the
quatrains and the
‘turn’ and resolution?
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A
B
A
B
C
D
C
D
E
F
E
F
G
G
Quatrain (4 lines)
3. The Spenserian Sonnet
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Created by Sir Edmund Spenser
Follows the same structure as the
English/Shakespearean sonnet, but has a
different rhyme scheme.
Rhyme Scheme of Spenserian
sonnet
 abab
 bcbc
 cdcd
 ee
 This
is called an interlocking rhyme
scheme.
 How do you think this rhyme scheme
affects the development of the problem
and resolution?
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Write one paragraph about how the tone of
“Whoso List to Hunt” helps reveal the
theme.
– Point out diction (specific words) that reveal the
tone.
– Your topic sentence must state the tone, theme,
and TAG.
– Use two short quotes (1-3 words) and one
longer quote (4-8 words).
Check for Understanding:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
What is the rhyme scheme of an Italian
sonnet?
What is the other name for an Italian sonnet?
What is the meter of a sonnet?
What is the topic of many Italian sonnets?
What is the definition of tone?
How is tone different from mood?
What is the difference between alliteration and
consonance?
Bonus: What are the 5 types of sensory
imagery?
The defeated tone in “Whoso List to Hunt”
by Sir Thomas Wyatt reveals the theme
that in the pursuit of love, affections may
not be returned.
In “Whoso List to Hunt” by Sir Thomas
Wyatt, the theme of unrequited love and
the pain it causes is revealed through its
weary, defeated tone.