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Appreciation of British and American Poetry,Lesson 4,QUIZ 1 - Review,Vocabulary - you are responsible for knowing these words! Chaucer: What are the people in the poem doing together? Traveling Going to the shrine of a martyr (not a church) at Canterbury Telling stories to pass the time,QUIZ 1 - Review,Chaucer: What is the setting (time and place) of Chaucers poem? How is setting different from historical context? Setting refers to what is in the story or poem Historical context refers to when and where the poem was written Time: Spring - April Place: Starts at Tabard Hostel (an inn) On the way to Canterbury,QUIZ 1 - Review,Chaucer: What language did Chaucer write the poem in? Middle English Shakespeare: Was married to Anne Hathaway Born in Stratford-upon-Avon Sonnet 18: “eye of heaven” = the sun Compares his lover to “a summers day”,POETIC DEVICE,REVIEW of Meter (metre),More about Meter,What does an iambic foot look like? compare Scansion - finding the metrical pattern My mistress eyes are nothing like the sun Shall I compare thee to a summers day? What do call a line with five feet? Pentameter Iambic Pentameter Mark the meter of the first 2 lines and the last 2 lines of your sonnet.,DISCUSSING SHAKESPEARS SONNETS,After discussing, summarize the form of a Shakespearian sonnet by describing these 4 things. Record your answers on last weeks paper. Lines: Rhyme scheme: Meter: Organization of theme:,SHAKESPERIAN SONNET (English Sonnet),Lines: 14 Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gg Meter: iambic pentameter with some variation Organization of theme: 12 lines present the problem followed by a 2 lined resolution written in the form of a heroic couplet (two consecutive lines of rhymed iambic pentameter),Sonnet 130 (Shakespeare),My mistress eyes are nothing like the sun; (1) Coral is far more red than her lips red; If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head. I have seen roses damasked, red and white, (5) But no such roses see I in her cheeks; And in some perfumes is there more delight Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks. I love to hear her speak, yet well I know That music hath a far more pleasing sound; (10) I grant I never saw a goddess go; My mistress when she walks treads on the ground. And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare As any she belied with false compare. (14),POETIC DEVICE 3 - IMAGERY,“In general terms imagery refers to a descriptive use of language to represent people, things, places, actions, and experiences. Images appeal to our senses what are our 5 senses?. As well as portraying a literal picture based on physical sensations, they can also convey emotions and suggest ideas.” (Sara Thorne in Mastering Poetry),POETIC DEVICE 3 - IMAGERY,Imagery is also called figurative language. “Figurative language requires the reader to work harder because the poet uses language in a more complex way: the words on the page mean something in addition to their literal meaning.” The words have an abstract meaning, which refers to something existing in thought but not having a physical or concrete existence. (Sara Thorne in Mastering Poetry),CONCRETE vs. ABSTRACT,CONCRETE vs. ABSRACT,Does Shakespeare use abstraction much? How does imagery make poems more effective?,POETIC DEVICE 4,Simile: A common figure of speech that makes an explicit comparison between two essentially unalike things by using words such as “like,” “as,” “than,” “appears,” and “seems.” For Example: “My mistress eyes are nothing like the sun” (Shakespeare Sonnet 130) Make your own simile, comparing something to the moon:,POETIC DEVICE 4,Metaphor: A figure of speech that makes comparison between two unlike things without using the words “like” or “as” or “compare,” etc. For Example: “All the worlds a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances;” (Shakespeare, As You Like It) Make your own metaphor, comparing something to life in University:,POETIC DEVICE 4,Personification: A figure of speech that gives inanimate objects or abstract ideas human qualities or actions. For Example: “Nor shall Death brag thou wandrst in his shade” (Shakespeare Sonnet 18) Make your own personification of “Time:”,Journal Entry 4,Answer the following questions in essay form. You should write at least 1 paragraph and no more than 3 paragraphs. Make sure to answer all questions with specific details. Many of Shakespeares sonnets present one of the following themes: Beauty is fading Death cannot be avoided What is true love? These themes can be considered a “problem.” What theme does the sonnet you analyzed in Journal Entry #3 present? (It may be one of the above or it may be something different). How does Shakespeare present it? How does Shakespeare “solve” the problem? What are other ways you can think of to “solve” this problem? Which is the best solution and why?,Journal Entry 3,Read the sonnet aloud (inclu
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