[Get Solution] Sonnet Basics
The sonnet is a fixed form in poetry. Read the two articles attached, Petrarchan Sonnets and Shakespeare Sonnets. Also read Petrarch’s poem “Upon the Breeze…” (attached). For this week’s discussion, please define an octave and sestet as it relates to the sonnet. Then in a separate paragraph identify the octave and sestet in Petrarch’s poem “Upon the Breeze….”. Look at a Shakespearean sonnet, also known as an English sonnet, and how that differs from the Petrarchan sonnet. Have a read of these three sonnets by Shakespeare and make a comment as to what you think is the difference between the Shakespeare sonnets here and Petrarch’s. “My mistress eyes are nothing like the sun, Not marble, nor the gilded monuments,” and “Let me not to the marriage of true minds.” This can be done in at least three paragraphs. Please be sure to mention all three of these poems, giving examples from each to prove your point. Use MLA style for in-text citations of quoted material. View and listen to this YouTube video on the subject of Sonnets (linked below). The two academics in this video are funny as they discuss a serious topic. It is an informal discussion but they are also the authors of a book on the subject. This week’s Discussion question is derived and answerable by watching the video. https://youtu.be/jN8VBEop4Qg For this week’s discussion, please define an octave and sestet as it relates to the sonnet. Then in a separate paragraph identify the octave and sestet in Petrarch’s poem “Upon the Breeze….”. Look at a Shakespearean sonnet, also known as an English sonnet, and how that differs from the Petrarchan sonnet. Have a read of these three sonnets by Shakespeare and make a comment as to what you think is the difference between the Shakespeare sonnets here and Petrarch’s. “My mistress eyes are nothing like the sun, Not marble, nor the gilded monuments,” and “Let me not to the marriage of true minds.” This can be done in at least three paragraphs. Please be sure to mention all three of these poems, giving examples from each to prove your point. Use MLA style for in-text citations of quoted material. For each discussion, make (1) original post, read and respond to at least (1) peer (35-50 words).
