After this week’s readings and activities, I now know more about the technical aspects of writing poetry and how to identify what constitutes poetry versus prose. Poetry has rhyme, rhythm, repetition, sound, imagery, or form. (Tom Chester 0:31-0:35) I know the difference between an Italian and a Shakespearean sonnet. An Italian sonnet is 14 lines in length, has an octave consisting of 8 rhyming lines, and a sestet composed of 6 rhyming lines. The octave also poses a problem, and the sestet is the answer to that problem. A Shakespearean sonnet contains three quatrains comprised of four rhyming lines each and a two-line rhyming couplet. Shakespearean sonnets are also mainly written about human nature and love. I also learned that analyzing poetry is a journey, not something with a definite end. In well-written poetry, it is possible to learn something new with each new reading of the poem.
Citations:
Tom Chester. “Poetry Lesson” Youtube, uploaded by thisheather, Dec. 5, 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLKengChb-E
