Shakespeare's Sonnet 18

Valentina Henriet

Thanks to this lesson, students will learn the structure of an English Sonnet (i.e. the Elizabethan Form). They will learn some figures of speech and how to paraphrase a sonnet. Thanks to the visual reinforcement they should more easily remember the sonnet, and its main themes.

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Lesson plan

Class:

• 3^rd-4^th year student’s
•  Intermediate level

Prerequisites:

• The class should have already studied Shakespeare’s biography, his main works and should also have a general idea of what a sonnet is.

Lecture organisation:

•  Introduction: first reading of the sonnet
• 1^st part: information on Shakespeare’s sonnets collection (structure and themes)
•  2^nd part: crucial aspects of the chosen sonnet: themes and main elements
• Conclusion: guided analysis of Sonnet 18

Texts:

 Text to be read in class: Sonnet 18

Objectives:

• Thanks to this lesson, students will learn the structure of an English Sonnet (i.e. the Elizabethan Form).
• They will learn some figures of speech and how to paraphrase a sonnet.
• Thanks to the visual reinforcement they should more easily remember the sonnet, and its main themes.

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