Elizabethan Sonnets

English IVs have begun a new unit on Renaissance and Elizabethean England. Today, we looked at the rhyme scheme and meter of Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham to begin identification and analysis of poetic structure.

We also looked at the sonnet in modern times to notice the structure, theme, and format of this special type of poem before we add that crazy Early Modern English speech of Shakespeare, Spenser, and Sidney. Next time, we will continue analyzing sonnets from the Elizabethean era.

Check out one screen shot of our analysis here!