Sonnet Poetry:
For this paper choose one of the following sonnets:
Shakespeare, “Shall I compare thee…,” p. 574
Shakespeare,”Let me not…,” p. 574
Shelley, “Ozymandias,” p. 577
Drayton, “Since there’s no hope…,” p. 163
Frost, “Design,” p. 470
Once you have chosen your sonnet, then write a paper in which you focus on the structure of that sonnet. When you write about the poem, always consider the language, the figures of speech (metaphor etc.), the meaning of the poem, the persona and the structure. Since these are all sonnets, each has a definite structure that may have an impact on the content. It is always important to examine the relationship between the form (structure) and content (meaning). Remember that the Italian Sonnet consists of an octet (8 lines) and a sestet (6 lines), and the English or Shakespeare sonnet has 3 quatrains and a couplet.
Be specific in this paper; write about specific words, phrases, images and figure.