Today:
• Take out note cards
• Copy down notes on sonnets on the next 3
slides
Sonnets
Origins of the Sonnet:
• Originated in Italy in the 13th century.
• Sonnet means “little song” in Italian
Types of Sonnets:
• Petrarchan (Italian sonnet)
• English Sonnet
– Originated by Sir Thomas Wyatt who was allegedly writing about Ann
Boleyn
– Shakespearean
– Spenserian
General Structure of the Sonnet:
• 14 line lyric poem with a specific rhyme scheme and structure
depending on its type.
Petrarchan Sonnet
Two Part Structure
– Octave (first 8 lines) describes the speaker’s
situation or predicament
• abbaabba rhyme scheme
– Sestet (last 6 lines) resolves, concludes or
expresses a reaction to that situation
• cdcdcd OR cdecde rhyme scheme
Spenserian Sonnet
• Similar to Shakespearean Sonnet BUT the
rhyme schemes are linked
– abab bcbc cdcd ee
• 40 minutes
– Work in pairs to (line by line) paraphrase:
• Sonnet 30 and 75 by Spenser (p. 298-299)
• Sonnet 169 and 292 by Petrarch (p. 309-310)
– We will go over the poems after 40 minutes.
• Paraphrases will be collected after going over the poems
• Unit 9 Slideshow
– Synonyms and Antonyms
– Completing the Sentence
• Monday Unit 9 Vocabulary Quiz AND worksheet
due.
Vocabulary G:
Unit 9
mmmmmm…
breakfast.
Acclamation
• Noun
– A shout of welcome; an overwhelming verbal vote
of approval
• Synonyms: ovation, cheering, plaudits
• Antonyms: booing, hissing, jeers, catcalls
Bucolic
• Adjective
– Characteristic of the
countryside, rural;
relating to shepherds
and cowherds, pastoral
• Synonyms: rustic
• Antonyms: urban,
metropolitan
Calumniate
• Verb
– To slander; to accuse falsely
and maliciously
• Synonyms: defame, libel
• Antonyms: flatter,
whitewash, praise
Chary
• Adjective
– Extreme cautious,
hesitant, or slow (to);
reserved, diffident
• Synonyms: wary,
skittish
• Antonyms: heedless,
reckless, incautious
Collusion
• Noun
– Secret agreement or
cooperation
• Synonyms: conspiracy,
plot, connivance, cahoots
Dilettante
• Noun
– A dabbler in the arts; one
who engages in activity in
an amateurish, trifling
way; (adjective) superficial
• Synonyms: amateur,
trifler
• Antonyms: professional
Imperturbable
• Adjective
– Not easily excited;
emotionally steady
• Synonyms: unflappable,
unexcitable, serene,
unruffled
• Antonyms: excitable
Increment
• Noun
– An enlargement, increase,
addition
• Synonyms: accretion, gain
• Antonyms: loss, reduction,
decrease
Mandate
• Noun
– An authoritative
command, formal
order, authorization;
(v) to issue such an
order
• Synonyms: (n)
directive
• Antonyms: (v) to
forbid, ban, outlaw
Paltry
• Adjective
– Trifling, insignificant;
mean, despicable;
inferior, trashy
• Synonyms: measly,
meager, piddling, trivial
• Antonyms: gigantic,
immense, colossal
Paroxysm
• Noun
– A sudden outburst; a
spasm, convulsion
• Synonyms: fit, seizure
Pedantry
• Noun
– A pretentious display
of knowledge; overly
rigid attention to
rules and details
• Synonyms: nitpicking, hairsplitting,
pettifoggery
Peregrination
• Noun
– The act of traveling; an
excursion, especially on
foot or to a foreign
country
• Synonyms: journey,
wandering, odyssey
Redolent
• Adjective
– Fragrant, smelling strongly;
tending to arouse
memories or create an aura
• Synonyms: evocative,
reminiscent, aromatic
• Antonyms: unevocative,
odorless
Refulgent
• Adjective
– Shining, radiant,
resplendent
• Synonyms: luminous,
splendid
• Antonyms: dim, dark,
obscure, dingy, dull,
murky
Shibboleth
• Noun
– A word, expression, or
custom that
distinguishes a
particular group of
persons from all others;
a commonplace saying
or truism
• Synonyms:
catchphrase, password,
slogan
Tyro
• Noun
– A beginner, novice;
one with little or no
background or skill
• Synonyms: neophyte
• Antonyms: veteran,
past master, expert
Unremitting
• Adjective
– Not stopping, maintained
steadily, never letting up,
relentless
• Synonyms: constant,
incessant, unrelenting
• Antonyms: desultory,
intermittent
Vacillate
• Verb
– To swing indecisively
from one idea or course
of action to another; to
waver weakly in mind
or will
• Synonyms: seesaw,
fluctuate, oscillate
• Antonyms: persevere
Vituperative
• Adjective
– Harshly abusive, severely
scolding
• Synonyms: abusive,
scurrilous, insulting
• Antonyms:
complimentary, laudatory,
flattering