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Irony –
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A disconnect between what is (reality) and what seems to be
(appearance).
3 types:
 Dramatic – when an audience knows something that the
characters on stage do not.
 Verbal – using words to compare reality and appearance.
 Situational – when events align in a way that compare reality
and appearance.
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Couplet –
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two linked lines of poetry that rhyme.
A sonnet is a 14 lined poem.
 It means “little song.”
 It has a strict rhyme scheme.
 It uses Iambic Pentameter.
 10 syllables per line.
 5 beats per line.
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However we will focus on:
Italian
Shakespearean
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Octave: 8 lines describes the conflict or problem
Sestet: 6 lines gives a resolution
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Rhyme Scheme: A B A B C D C D E F G E F G
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Because William Shakespeare became a great
practitioner.
3 Quatrains and a couplet
Quatrain: 4 lines each
Couplet: 2 lines
The couplet is closed, which means it rhymes.
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The quatrains introduce the problem or conflict.
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The couplet introduces the resolution or solution.
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Rhyme Scheme: A B A B C D C D E F E F GG
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Uses Iambic Pentameter
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Sonnet 1:
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Read the sonnet.
First, look at the sonnet’s construction.
 This one has two quatrains (8 lines)
 And a sestet (6 lines)
 We can assume that the poem is Italian.
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Night- C
However to be sure we have to look at the
SafelyD
rhyme scheme:
FightC
 It: A
SeeD
 Happen: B
Sit: A
Today Sin: B
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Here- F
Home- G
Say- E
Clear- F
Alone- G
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Since the sonnet is Italian, we know the problem or
conflict is in the first 8 lines.
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What is the conflict?
And we know the solution is in the last 6 lines.
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What is the resolution?
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Write a paragraph about what sonnet 1 could mean in
the past or present?
Journal Entry: How does Sonnet One relate to your
life?
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Sonnet 2:
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Read the sonnet.
First, look at the sonnet’s construction.
 This one has three quatrains (4 lines each)
 And a closed couplet (2 lines that rhyme)
 We can assume that the poem is Shakespearean.
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But to be sure, we will look at the rhyme
scheme:
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You- A
Closer- B
Do- A
Sure- B
Me- C
Others- D
See- C
Another- D
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Since the sonnet is Shakespearean, we know the
problem or conflict is restated three times in the first
three quatrains:
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What is the conflict?
And we know the solution is in the last 2 lines- the
couplet.
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What is the resolution?
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Books- E
TV- F
Look- E
Me- F
Be- G
Me- G
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What does this sonnet mean to you?