Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Homework

Period 5
1. Make sure that you can access your blog and your quizlet
2.Study for vocab
3.Type, print and post your response to the following prompt:
Sonnet Check and Response
Now that we have read sonnets from Petrarch and Shakespeare, what is your opinion of the sonnets? Do you love them, hate them, or are you in the middle? Explain why you feel this way.
Then, explain which sonnet you like you best and why you like it so much. Be very detailed.
You last paragraph should discuss whether you would recommend the sonnets to your friends, family, acquaintances. Whether it's a yes or no, explain what you would tell people about them.

4. Make quizlet note cards on the following terms:

The cards should have the words, definition and what each word is used for in a sonnet (if it applies to the word)
  1. volta
  2. quatrain
  3. octave
  4. sestet
  5. couplet
  6. rhyme scheme
  7. line formula
  8. iambic pentameter
  9. introduction
  10. resolution

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