Wednesday, Jan. 23 ~ Starting out with Sonnets

Poetic Devices Quiz

POETRY NOTES~ Sonnet Form

• Add to J10: What is the difference between an Italian vs. a British sonnet when it comes to rhyme scheme? 
• EQ: Can you identify a poetic foot? How about the turn aka volta? 

    We'll start with the Italian, sometimes called Petrarch sonnet...














Here are examples of each kind.... Notice the Iambic Pentameter.

Italian (Petrarch) Form

British (Shakespearean) Form

Journal 11 - Sonnet Practice 
For the poem, write a 1/2 page analysis that includes:
1) Is this sonnet an Italian or British style sonnet?
2) What poetic devices are present (name at least five) and how do they affect the rhythm, mood, or meaning of the poem?
3) Where is the turn and what is the conceptual relationship shown by the structure?

Holy Sonnets: Death, be not proud

BY JOHN DONNE

Death, be not proud, though some have called thee

Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;

For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow

Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me.

From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be,

Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow,

And soonest our best men with thee do go,

Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery.

Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men,

And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell,

And poppy or charms can make us sleep as well

And better than thy stroke; why swell'st thou then?

One short sleep past, we wake eternally

And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.

HW: Journal 12~ Sonnet Practice Solo
Repeat the three questions from J11 based on a sonnet of your choosing from the links below.

• Christina Rossetti
• Robert Frost
• Here are a couple from the beloved Mr. Reno
• and so many more!