William Shakespeare Sonnet 29

' Sonnet,29,Answer,Key , , Quatrain,1:,, , ABAB, Lines,1-4,Vocabulary:,Disgrace'='insult,'bootless'='useless,'Fate='fortune'or'destiny,'beweep=cry' Line,1:,Bad'luck'and'misfortune' Line,1:'Other'men'don’t'view'him'as'a'true'man,'they'look'at'him'with'disdain' Line,3:'Personification,'comparing'heaven'to'a'person'who'can'hear,'Heaven'(God)'is'not'granting'his' wishes,'so'heaven'isn’t'listening'' Line,4:'He'is'reflecting'on'his'life'and'cursing'his'bad'luck'with'nothing'changing' ' Quatrain,2:, ,CDCD, , Lines,5-8,Vocab:'Art=knowledge,'scope=skill,'contented=agreeable,'featured=physical'appearance' Line,5:'Wanting'more'hope'or'being'hopeful'about'being/getting'money' Lines,6-7:'Good'looks,'friends'with'money,'knowledge,'opportunities' Line,8:'With'all'the'things'that'make'him'happy,'he'should'be,'but'he'isn’t.' Lines,5-8:'A'man'with'bad'luck.'To'his'lover?'Friend?'God?'Himself?' ' Quatrain,3:,, , EFEF, Vocabulary:,Haply='happily,'lark=songbird,'state=condition,'sullen=gloomy' Lines,9-12:'The'volta'occurs'with'the'word'Yet,'which'signifies'a'transition.'Thinking'about'the'beloved' changes'his'state'of'mind.' Lines,11-12:'Simile,'Vehicle'='lark,'tenor'='state'of'mind.'The'speaker’s'mood'soars'like'the'bird.' Lines,9-12:'despising,'arising,'sings.'Uplifting.' Lines,11-12:'The'sentence'mimics'the'bird’s'actions,'implying'that'the'speaker’s'mood'is'now'soaring' like'the'bird'because'he'has'thought'of'his'beloved.' ' Couplet:,, , GG, Vocabulary:'Scorn=show'contempt'for,'State=condition' Line,13:'Remembering'his'love' Line,14:'Change'his'position'with'a'king'because'he'is'content'with'his'life'because'of'his'beloved' ' Subject:'Love' ' Speaker:'We'don’t'know'any'personal'details'about'the'speaker,'but'it'appears'to'be'someone'who'is' down'on'their'luck'and'has'a'beloved.' ' Tone:'Despising'to'uplifting'' ' Theme:'Love'has'the'power'to'overcome'obstacles,'There'is'a'big'difference'between'spiritual'wealth' and'economic'wealth' ' Answers'may'vary'for'this'question,'but'students'should'use'textual'evidence.' ' Answers'may'vary,'but'some'possibilities'are:'The'speaker'is'being'spiteful'since'“heaven”'was'“deaf,”'he' doesn’t'want'to'take'the'Lord’s'name'in'vain,'He'questions'his'beliefs'and'not'mentioning'God’s'name' shows'this.' (When en iin n dis disgra gra grace ce w with ith F Fortun ortun ortunee….) Sonnet 29 (Wh By William Shakespeare ' When,'in'disgrace'with'fortune'and'men's'eyes,' I'all'alone'beweep'my'outcast'state,'' And'trouble'deaf'heaven'with'my'bootless'cries,' And'look'upon'myself,'and'curse'my'fate,'' Wishing'me'like'to'one'more'rich'in'hope,'' Featur’d'like'him,'like'him'with'friends'possess’d,' Desiring'this'man's'art'and'that'man's'scope,'' With'what'I'most'enjoy'contented'least;'' Yet'in'these'thoughts'myself'almost'despising,' Haply'I'think'on'thee,'and'then'my'state,'' Like'to'the'lark'at'break'of'day'arising'' From'sullen'earth,'sings'hymns'at'heaven's'gate;' For'thy'sweet'love'remember’d'such'wealth'brings' That'then'I'scorn'to'change'my'state'with'kings.' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' Name:'__________________________________'Period:'____________' Son Sonnet net 2299 (W (When hen in d disgr isgr isgrace ace w with ith Fort Fortune une ….) By William Shakespeare Directions:'Work'to'paraphrase'the'poem'into'its'literal'meaning,' identify'the'examples'of'figurative'language'and/or'poetic'devices,'a determine'the'tone'of'the'poem'and'the'poem’s'theme.' ' How,to,analyze,figurative,language:,, 1. Identify,and,state,the,type,of,figurative,language'is'being'used.' (Simile,'metaphor,'personification,'hyperbole,'or'alliteration)' 2. Explain'why,it,is,an,example,of,that,device.'If'it'is'a' comparison,'include'both'the'tenor'and'the'vehicle.'The'tenor'is'the'subject'of'the'comparison,'the' vehicle'is'the'image'or'idea'that'represents'the'subject.'' 3. Explain'the'idea,the,writer,is,expressing,through,the,language.'Don’t'just'define'the'term,' explain'how'and'why'it'is'used.' , When'in'disgrace'with'Fortune'and'men’s'eyes,' I'all'alone'beweep'my'outcast'state,'' And'trouble'deaf'heaven'with'my'bootless'cries,' And'look'upon'myself,'and'curse'my'fate,'' ' Label,the,rhyme,scheme:, , Line,1:,, Fortune'is'the'Goddess'of'fortune'and'fate,'who' can'raise'men'up'or'bring'them'down'to'despair' with'a'spin'of'her'wheel'(think'Wheel'of'Fortune).' ' What'does'it'mean'to'be'“in'disgrace'with' Fortune”?' ' ' ' Line,3,(Figurative,Language):, Type'of'figurative'language:' ' ' What'is'the'speaker'doing?' ' ' Why'is'heaven'“deaf”?' ' ' ' ' , Lines,1-4,(Vocabulary):,,,,,Define'the'following:, Disgrace:' Bootless:' Fate:' Beweep:' ' Line,1:,, What'does'it'mean'to'be'“in'disgrace”'with'“men’s' eyes”?'How'are'men'looking'at'him?'' ' ' , Line,4:,, What'is'the'speaker'doing?' ' ' ' Make'a'prediction'as'to'why'the'speaker'could'be' cursing'his/her'fate.' ' , Wishing'me'like'to'one'more'rich'in'hope,'' Lines,5-8,(Vocabulary):,,,,,Define'the'following:, Featur’d'like'him,'like'him'with'friends'possess’d,' Art'(not'the'subject):' Desiring'this'man’s'art'and'that'man’s'scope,'' ' With'what'I'most'enjoy'contented'least;'' Scope:' ' Label,the,rhyme,scheme:, ' Contented:' ' Featured:' ' , Line,5:,, There'are'two'possible'ways'of'reading'this'line' (pay'attention'to'the'words'rich'and'hope).'What' are'they?' ' 1.' ' ' 2.' ' ' ' Lines,6-7:,, What'four'things'does'the'speaker'wish'he'had?'' ' Line,8,(Figurative,Language):, A'paradox'is'a'statement'that'appears' contradictory'but'is'in'fact'true'(Example:.Nobody. goes.to.that.restaurant.because.it.is.too.crowded.)' ' How'is'this'line'a'paradox?' ' ' ' ' ' , Lines,5-8:,, The'speaker'is'not'always'the'poet.'Who'could'the' speaker'be?' ' ' ' ' To'whom'could'the'speaker'be'talking'to?' ' ' ' ' ' , What,is,the,tone,of,the,poem,up,to,this,point?, , , , , 1.' 2.' 3.' 4' , Yet'in'these'thoughts'myself'almost'despising,' Haply'I'think'on'thee,'and'then'my'state,'' Like'to'the'lark'at'break'of'day'arising'' From'sullen'earth,'sings'hymns'at'heaven’s'gate;' ' Lines,9-12,(Vocabulary):,,,,,Define'the'following:, Haply:' State'(not'like'US'states):' Lark:' Sullen:' Label,the,rhyme,scheme:, Hymns:' , Lines,9-12:,, Where'does'the'Volta'occur?'How'do'you'know?' ' ' ' What'changes'the'speaker’s'mood?' ' ' ' Lines,11-12,(Figurative,Language):, What'is'the'figurative'language'used?' ' Vehicle:'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Tenor:' ' What'is'the'effect'of'this'comparison?' ' ' ' Lines,9-12:,, Notice'that'the'word'sing.appears'three'different' times'in'this'quatrain.'Circle,them,above.' ' What'tone'does'the'repetition'of'this'word'create?' ' ' ' , Lines,11-12:,, Enjambment'is'when'a'line'of'poetry'continues' onto'the'next'line'with'no'punctuation'marks.' How'does'the'enjambment'mimic'the'lark?' ' , For'thy'sweet'love'remember’d'such'wealth'brings' That'then'I'scorn'to'change'my'state'with'kings.' ' Label,the,rhyme,scheme:, Lines,13-14,(Vocabulary):,Define'the' following:, Scorn:' ' State'(not'like'a'US'State):' , Line,13:,, What'makes'the'speaker'“wealthy”?' ' Line,14:, What'wouldn’t'the'speaker'want'to'do?'Why?' ' ' ' ' The poem overall The Who'or'what'is'the'subject'of'this'poem?' ' ' Who'is'the'speaker'of'the'poem?'Remember,'the'speaker'of'the'poem'is'not'always'the'poet.' ' ' ' Pick'two'tone,adjectives'to'describe'the'speaker’s'attitude,towards,the,subject.' ' ' ' Identify'the'poem’s'central,theme.'What'is'the'purpose'of'the'poem'overall?'What'is'Shakespeare' suggesting'about'life?'' ' ' ' The'speaker'of'this'sonnet'says'that'the'“sweet'love”'of'some'unnamed'person'(“thee”)'makes'him'feel' like'the'luckiest'guy'in'the'world.'What'kind'of'“love”'do'you'think'he's'talking'about?'Is'it'sexual?' Platonic?'Something'else?'In'other'words,'do'you'think'this'poem'is'addressed'to'a'lover?'A'friend?' Explain'with'evidence.' ' ' ' The'speaker'spends'a'lot'of'time'crying'about'how'God'doesn't'pay'attention'to'him'or'love'him.'The' funny'thing'is'that'the'speaker'never'actually'uses'God's'name,'instead'referring'to'“heav’n”'or'“heaven.”' Why'do'you'think'God'is'not'actually'mentioned?' ' ' '