‭Sonnets‬

‭What is a Sonnet?‬
‭★‬ ‭A poem that has 14 lines‬
‭★‬ ‭They confront big feelings, issues or ideas‬
‭○‬ ‭EX: heartbreak, love, loss, conflicts‬
‭★‬ ‭Include a shift or change in tone or thought‬
‭○‬ ‭This change is called a VOLTA‬
‭★‬ ‭Follow a specific rhyme scheme‬
‭○‬ ‭ABAB CDCD EFEF GG‬
‭○‬ ‭The last two lines (GG) are called a couplet‬
‭■‬ ‭They resolve the issue presented in the Sonnet‬

‭Sonnet Examples‬
‭★‬ ‭Shakespeare Sonnet 138‬
‭○‬ ‭Confronts the issue of lying. The speaker says that they know that‬
‭their lover is lying, but it is okay because the speaker knows that‬
‭they mean no harm and are doing it out of love. The main idea of this‬
‭sonnet is that it is okay to lie to those that you love if it is for the‬
‭purpose of protecting them or their feelings.‬

‭Examples in Romeo and Juliet‬

‭★‬ ‭Found on:‬
‭○‬ ‭Page 73‬
‭○‬ ‭Page 78‬
‭○‬ ‭Page 80‬

‭If you were to write a Sonnet- what would you write about?‬

‭★‬
 ‭Sonnet Assignment‬
‭ UE FRIDAY 3/22‬
D
‭ T THE BEGINNING OF YOUR CLASS PERIOD‬
A

‭TOPIC: ____________________________________________‬

‭RUBRIC‬

1‭ 4 LINES (‬‭2 points)‬

‭CONFRONTS A BIG FEELING, ISSUE OR IDEA (2 points)‬
‭HAS A VOLTA (2 points)‬
‭FOLLOWS ABAB CDCD EFEF GG RHYME SCHEME (2 points)‬
‭HAS RESOLUTION IN THE FINAL COUPLET (2 points)‬
‭CORRECT SPELLING (2 points)‬

‭ OW TO SUBMIT‬
H
‭TYPE YOUR SONNET IN A GOOGLE DOCUMENT‬
‭ OPY AND PASTE IT INTO THE SUBMISSION ON SCHOOLOGY‬
C

‭I CAN HELP WITH THIS IF NEEDED‬

‭***DO NOT SUBMIT A LINK TO YOUR DOCUMENT. SUBMIT THE SONNET‬

‭ITSELF.‬
Sonnet- Ms. Schwartz‬
‭

Topic: fear‬
‭

‭‬‭
- How do I describe the fear I feel‬ ‭A‬
-‬‭
‭ As it builds inside my soul;‬‭
B‬
-‬‭
‭ It grows and grows and continues to steal‬‭
A‬
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‭ Hope for peace and feeling whole‬‭
B‬

‭‬‭
- Listen, dear, life is not fair‬‭
C‬
-‬‭
‭ And dreams are just that,‬ ‭
D‬
-‬‭
‭ But do not worry, it is not too much to bare‬‭
C‬
-‬‭
‭ When life puts you up to bat‬‭
D‬

‭‬‭
- As I sit and ponder‬‭
E‬
-‬‭
‭ On the days that lie ahead‬‭
F‬
-‬‭
‭ I cannot help but to find myself wonder‬‭
E‬
-‬‭
‭ When I next, will fill with dread‬‭
F‬

‭‬‭
- But, as my father told me often‬‭
G‬
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‭ Better days are ahead, allow your heart to soften.‬‭
G‬

‭ ‬ ‭Poem of 14 lines‬
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‭●‬ ‭PoePoem of 14 lines‬
‭●‬ ‭Confronts a big idea, issue or feeling‬
‭●‬ ‭Examples: heartbreak, love, conflict‬
‭●‬ ‭Include a shift in tone or thought‬
‭●‬ ‭This shift is called a Volta‬
‭●‬ ‭Usually follow a specific rhyme scheme‬
‭●‬ ‭ABAB CDCD EFEF GG‬