English S1 (Sonnets Only)

writer of Sonnet XII

francesco petrarch

writer of Whoso List to Hunt

sir thomas wyatt

writer of Sonnet 75

sir edmund spenser

writer of Sonnet 130

william shakespeare

content of Sonnet XII

petrarch writes about muse, says he can only approach her and confess love once she is older and less beautiful

content of Whoso List to Hunt

wyatt writes about giving up on chasing muse, even though he is still in love with her, compares himself to a hunter and her the deer, says she wears collar saying she belongs to '‘caesar’ meaning king henry vii

content of Sonnet 75

spenser writes about muse, writes name in sand, says that when she is gone his poetry will immortalize her

contents of Sonnet 130

shakespeare writes of muse, says she is not perfect, but still loves her and his “love is rare”

Petrarchan/Italian Sonnet Structure

8 lines of octave, 6 lines of sestet : question and answer

Shakespearean/English Sonnet Structure

3 quatrains (4 lines each), then couplet (2 lines). question + answer

Shakespeare’s muse

Dark Lady

Edmund Spenser’s muse

Elizabeth

Sir Thomas Wyatt muse

Anne Boleyn

Francesco Petrarch’s muse

Laura

Sonnet XII

about Laura

Whoso list to Hunt

about Anne Boleyn

Sonnet 75

about Elizabeth

Petrarchan form rhyme scheme

ABBA ABBA CDE CDE

Shakespearean/English form rhyme scheme

ABAB CDCD EFEF GG