What is Iambic Pentameter?
10th GradeELA30 min
Learning Objective
I can identify and analyze iambic pentameter in poetry.
Lesson Flow
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Guided Notes
Key concepts students will learn:
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A Shakespearean sonnet is a 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter.
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Shakespeare reshaped the sonnet into three quatrains followed by a couplet, allowing for more flexibility in the poem's emotional turn.
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In Sonnet 18, the first quatrain introduces the idea that the poem's subject is more exquisite than summer, because summer fades.
Practice
3 questions • Multiple choice & Short answer
Exit Ticket
“Identify and mark the stressed and unstressed syllables in the following line from Shakespeare's Sonnet 18: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"”
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