Background on Sonnets

Instruction on
Sonnet 116

• Module Preview

• Sonnet 116: Two Readings

• A Brief History of the Sonnet

• The (Hyper)Text of Sonnet 116*

•  Metrics in Poetry

• Paraphrase of Sonnet 116
  • Compare Your Paraphrase

• Reading a Poem

• Scansion 1 of Sonnet 116 (lines 1-8)

•  About William Shakespeare

• Scansion 2 of Sonnet 116 (lines 9-14)

• Symbolism in Sonnet 116

• Rhyme Scheme of Sonnet 116

• Link to Glossary of Poetic Terms
• Theme in Sonnet 116
• Links Relevant to Sonnets

• Beginner: Alliteration and Assonance   
• Intermediate: Consonance and Euphony  
• Advanced: Texture and Resonance