V5B P3 Herhalingsweek Literature

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Herhalingsweek literature 

Good morning V5! 

English class

Mevrouw Plazier/Ms. Plazier 

Basisregels

RESPECT

We hebben respect voor elkaar 

NIET OVER DE STREEP

We houden ons aan de afspraken die we met elkaar maken

AANSPREEKBAAR

Als we over de streep gaan, praten we daarover
 

Literatuurgeschiedenis

• Utopia 
• Literary devices and sound techniques 
• Iambic pentameter, italian/shakespearean sonnet 
• Sonnet 13 
• Sonnet 180 
• Taming of the Shrew (basic plot, characters, relevance, type of play)

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What do you remember about the Renaissance?

"Memento mori" (remember that you must die) is a quote from the Renaissance.

1. True
2. False

What kind of art is this?

1. Medieval art
2. Renaissance art

Renaissance 

• Curiosity about nature and the world: lots of scientific experiments/discoveries 
•  Mankind as focal point rather than the church. 
• Art inspired by classical antiquity (da Vinci, Michelangelo)
• Theatre not religious anymore but inspired by Italian writers. 
• The role of the church was being questioned -> Reformation 

scientific experiments

art and painting 

literature 

humanism

Copernicus

John Milton

Shakespeare

Christopher Marlowe

Galileo Galilei

Columbus

Erasmus 

Thomas Moore

Michelangelo

Leonardo 

Da Vinci

Sir Thomas More was..........

1. a character from one of Shakespeare's plays
2. a humanist, advisor to King Henry VIII
3. Writer of Utopia
4. writer of Whoso List to Hunt

Thomas More’s “Utopia”

• Lawyer, sheriff, statesman
  
• Friend of Erasmus
  
• 1516 publishes Utopia
  
• A story about travel to an ideal society
  
• Not the first but the definition of the genre
  
• A commentary on society
  

Utopia

• Humanism 

• social criticism on society, thus creating his ideal society

• 2 parts: first about shortcomings in English society 16th century, second about the Island of Utopia 

Society in Utopia 

a master and mistress are heads of the household

agricultural surplus is shared with neighbours

citizens live in the countryside 

moneyless society 

slaves are present in each household

citizens alternate between countryside and city 

iron has no value

gold and silver has no value 

What would you like to discuss again?

Literary Devices(sound & stylistic)

Iambic pentameter

Italian/English sonnet

Shall I compare........

My mistress' eyes are nothing.....

The Taming of the Shrew

1. What do you remember from previous class 2. Any questions?

assonance

a series of words (or close together) that have the same vowel sound

• I made my way to the lake
  
• “His tender heir might bear his memory” 

alliteration

:(specific form of consonance) a series of words (or close together) that have the same first consonant sound

• While I nodded, nearly napping
  
• fair is foul and foul is fair, 

           hover throught the fog and filthy air.

Literary devices, Iambic Pentameter, Rhyme Scheme etc. 

Shakespearean (English) Sonnet 

Petrarchan (Italian) sonnet 

14 lines 

resolution in the sestet 

definite rhyme scheme 

resolution in the  couplet 

ABAB-CDCD-EFEF-GG

ABBAABBA-CDECDE

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day 

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun 

What is iambic pentameter?

1. It is the stress put on the second syllable of an iamb in each line.
2. It is the stress put on the first syllable of an iamb in each line.

stylistic devices 

sound techniques

metaphor

alliteration

oxymoron

assonance 

consonance 

personification

imagery 

iambic pentameter 

pentameter: a line of 10 syllables. However, each line can be divided in 5 segments and these are called feet (penta = Greek )

Shall I / compare / thee to / a sum/ mer's day/

 iamb: there are five iambs of two syllables in every line of Sonnet 18. The second syllable is always stressed. compare = an iambic word

iambic pentameter

But soft! What light through yon-der win-dow breaks?

It is the East and Ju-liet is the sun!

A-rise fair sun and kill the en-vious moon,

Who is al-rea-dy sick and pale with grief

That though her maid art far more fair than she

• Can you find a personification in this part? 

Literary devices

Sound techniques

Stylistic devices 

Metaphor

a word or phrase that refers to something else

• The pillow was a cloud
  
• Wings chased us through the night
  

Simile

a metaphor that uses the words like or as to describe someone or something by comparing it with someone or something else

• I wandered lonely as a cloud
  
• You look like hell
  

personification

ascribing human traits to objects

• the waves danced
  
• Trees stretched their arms
  

Oxymoron

combining words with opposite meanings (creates dramatic effect and makes readers wonder how the two could be combined)

• old news
• loving hate

Imagery

author provokes sensory details through the use of descriptive language

• The sunset was the most gorgeous they’d ever seen; the clouds were edged with pink and gold.
• The familiar tang of his grandmother’s cranberry sauce reminded him of his youth.

consonance

a series of words (or close together) that have the same consonant sound

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
• “The phantom flashed past, aflame, then, “poof!” faded out of sight.” 

consonance

a series of words (or close together) that have the same consonant sound

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
• “The phantom flashed past, aflame, then, “poof!” faded out of sight.” 

why not the "f" in "of"?

onomatopoeia

words that sound like their meaning

• Jingling bells
  
• Bees are buzzing
  

Whoso List to Hunt 

Brain dump: what do you remember about Whoso List to Hunt?

Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503-1542)

Courtier

Ambassador and advisor to the king (Henry VIII)

First person to translate Petrach/Petrarca (Italian) 
Went on to write his own poems in a similar style

Remember that the artists of the English renaissance looked to the Italian renaissance artists and mimicked them.

Whoso List to Hunt

Whoso list to hunt, I know where is an hind,

But as for me, alas, I may no more.

The vain travail hath wearied me so sore,

I am of them that furthest cometh behind.

Yet may I by no means my wearied mind

Draw from the deer, but as she fleeth afore

Fainting I follow. I leave off therefore,

Since in a net I seek to hold the wind.

Whoso list her hunt, I put him out of doubt,

As well as I may spend his time in vain.

And graven with diamonds in letters plain

There is written, her fair neck round about:

Noli me tangere, for Caesar's I am,

And wild for to hold, though I seem tame.

What is the most significant metaphor in this sonnet?

Whoso list to hunt, I know where is an hind,
But as for me, alas, I may no more.
The vain travail hath worried me so sore,
I am of them that farthest cometh behind.
Yet may I, by no means, my wearied mind

what is true?

1. There is no rhyme in the first part
2. There is alliteration in all the lines
3. This is about a hunting trip
4. There is alliteration in some lines

Who list her hunt, I put him out of doubt,
As well as I, may spend his time in vain.

What is the poet saying here?

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day.........

Sonnet 18

Which sound techniques & stylistic devices can you find? (5)

Sonnet 18 opens with the famous line Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
a What is the answer to this question contained in the remained of the poem?

My Mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun.........

Can you find 5 literary devices (sound and stylistic)?

Which of the following statements is true? In the last two lines of this sonnet.

1. the poet briefly recaps all the negative descriptions contained in lines 1 to 12
2. the poet concludes that any further relationship is out of the question
3. the poet advises her to change many things while she still has the chance
4. the poet says that it is inner beauty and not external appearance which matters

In terms of tone/emotions, how are Whoso List to Hunt and My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun different or similar?

The Taming of the Shrew

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a comedy?

1. Mistaken identities
2. Clever servant or friend
3. ambition is seen as a flaw
4. Puns and wordplay

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a tragedy?

1. Revenge
2. Long dialogues
3. Internal struggle
4. Supernatural elements

The Taming of the Shrew is a..........

1. tragedy
2. comedy
3. history

comedy:

full of slapstick comedy, flat characters

instead of happily ever after, this play focuses on what it's like to be married. 

frame story, there is a play within a play

Comedies

A dramatic work that is light and often humorous or satirical in tone and that usually contains resolution of the thematic conflict.

Disguise also plays an important role. 

Histories

Based on the life of a historic (British) King.

In his histories, Shakespeare explores the issue of kingship: What is a good king? What is a rightful king? How do you deal with a rightful king that is not a good king?

(deposing of a king was seen as a sin against God because a king was seen as God's temporal representation on earth)

Shakespeare's histories

• Richard I
• Henry IV (pt. 1 and 2)
• Henry V
• Henry VI (pt. 1 and 2)

Tragedies

A work in which the main character is brought to ruin especially in consequence of a tragic flaw or moral weakness. It has an unhappy, but meaningful ending.

Shakespeare's tragedies

• "the Scottish Play"
• Hamlet
• King Lear
• Othello
• Julius Caesar
• Romeo and Juliet

Bianca's and Katherine's father

Bianca's suitor

the Shrew

the nice girl

the tamer of the shrew

Gremio

Baptiste

Katharina

Bianca

Lucentio

Hortensio

Which of the following best explains what a 'shrew' is in Shakespeare’s era?

1. a woman who complains a lot
2. a woman who is strong-willed and bad-tempered
3. a woman with a drinking problem
4. a woman who wants to have everything she desires

Why does Petruccio agree to marry Katherine?

1. For money/dowry
2. For land
3. For the estate
4. For love

What does Katherine mean when she says.
"a woman moved is like a fountain troubled, muddy, ill-seeming, thick, bereft of beauty" ?

1. A woman should be dumb and uneducated
2. A woman should be strong enough to move a fountain but loud like water
3. A woman should flow her words like a fountain because everyone wants to hear her talk
4. A woman should remain calm and pleasing so more people will like her

Who do you think said:
"If I be waspish, best beware my sting"

1. Katherine
2. Bianca
3. Baptista
4. Christopher Sly

Do you like the play The Taming of the Shrew or not? Explain your answer with one example.

Study for SE1 

• Read summaries that were shared with you
• Practice on Sparknotes with quiz questions
• Read Alquin or make notes 
• Practice with reading exam questions 

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Any questions about literature that you still have? Something you would like to discuss