Sonnets
Primary Sources:
Full Text: Click here for list of sonnets and their full Shakespearean text.
No Fear Shakespeare: Click here for side-by-side text of Shakespearean text and modernized text.
Sparknotes Sonnets: Click here for the Sparknotes summaries and analysis of many of the sonnets.
Annotated Sonnets: Find your sonnet and then scroll down on the webpage for lots of extra resources and contextual notes.
Shakespeare's Sonnets: Great resource for each individual sonnet with notes and contextual information.
Sonnet Analysis Handout: Force copy document which will open automatically in your Google Drive.
Sonnet Analysis Handout: If you simply want to view it to see what I'm asking you to do.
How to Write in Iambic Pentameter: From Stephen Fry's book The Ode Less Traveled
Introduction to Sonnets: From Don Patterson's book Reading Shakespeare's Sonnets. Irreverent, funny, thoughtful, but not too serious.
Make sure to borrow / take a picture of / look at your specific poem in the numerous reference books of Mr. Chilton. He has actual books. You know, paper books that you open with your hands, point your face at, and read. Just ask and he'll let you see these historic relics.
Classroom Resources:
Secondary Sources:
Crash Course (by John Green) on Shakespearean Sonnets: Click here
Memorization Tips: Click here
Memory Technique: Copy and Paste to get first letter of every word. Scroll down to bottom of page.
This page has a TON of memorizing tips on the right hand side specifically for Shakespeare: Click here
These links are great sonnet projects/handouts:
The Art of English Poesy: Excerpted PDF of a famous essay by George Puttenham on poetry written during Shakespeare's time. Influential and insightful to read.
Models of what a Sonnet Song might look like (for memorization purposes or as a creative visualization):
Searchable database of Shakespeare's works: Keyword Search or Advanced Search
Sonnets Feedback:
Analysis:
1.
A. Speaker is NOT Shakespeare
B. Speaker needs more detail
C. SOAPSTone needs more detail
D. Annotations need more detail, I want to see how curious you are in the margins of the poem
Creative Project:
1. Well-done or well-written
2. Clearly and accurately follows the iambic pentameter format
3. Clever and imaginative, very creative
A. Doesn't follow iambic pentameter format
B. Needs more attention to detail and care. It appears that you hastily threw this together. I'm not grading you on ability, but rather care and attention to detail.