Word stress and practice
If you are interested Word Stress Rules (but easier to listen and learn)
Kahoot on word stress
Shakespeare sonnets
Task:
Write your own sonnet in groups. Remember to use the rules .
14 lines long
Three quatrains (4 lines) and a couplet (2 lines)
10 syllables per line
iambic pentameter (dee DUM dee DUM dee DUM dee DUM dee DUM)
Rhyme: abab cdcd efef gg
All about one topic of your choice (making sense)
Correct grammar
No red lines unless you know the reason why(make sure you change your document language to English: Arkiv-Språk)
You can find help with rhymes on Rhyme zone. (don’t trust the site completely and say the words aloud yourself)
Check your stress by writing in the word on Cambridge dictionary. The stressed syllable has an apostrophe in front of it.
eg: away = /əˈweɪ/ (second syllable stressed)
Alternatively, use the site How many syllables
We are going to read and analyse some of Shakespeare’s sonnets. You are then going to write your own (modern) sonnet following the rules you have learnt.
Shakespearean sonnet:
a 14 line stanza written in iambic pentameter, that employs the rhyme scheme abab, cdcd, efef, gg, and can be divided into three quatrains and a couplet.
Iambic Pentameter:
lines of poetry that can be divided into 5 metric feet with alternately unstressed and stressed syllables.
Now we will look at the pattern of Iambic Pentameter in Sonnet 18
When your group sonnet is finished (but not until then), you may go into a group room and experiment with beats.
Remember, the final sonnet is not graded as a group but I am looking at how you communicate in your group and making notes on your contributions.