Renaissance Period

natural language

poetry seemed to be the ___ of the people

poetry

dramas were written in ____

bard of avon

William Shakespeare’s other nickname

154

how many sonnets did william shakespeare write

comedy

character are placed in a humorous, comical situation

tragedy

characters are involved in desperate circumstances or are led by some overwhelming passion that destroys them

historical

seeks to present a historical situation or character

the merchant of venice

example of comedy

hamlet; romeo and juliet

example of tragedy

apollo 13

example of historical

sonnet

14 line poem

iambic meter

has 10 syllables per line

ba-BUM

pattern of words in a sonnet

petrarchan

sonnet originating from italy

english/shakespearean

other type of sonnet

ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

rhyme scheme of sonnet

who is sylvia?

describes the character as a woman of great beauty and virtue

blow, blow, thou winter wind

compares the winter wind to the relationships of humans