How to Analyze a Sonnet | Annotate With Me

SSonnets, or 14-line poems written with a specific meter, are a popular style of poetry for students to analyze in English classes. In today's video, I'll explain the differences between two different types of sonnets (Shakespearean and Petrarchan) and identify the key elements that make a poem a sonnet.
Together, we will annotate "the sonnet-ballad" by Gwendolyn Brooks step by step. You will learn how to approach any sonnets by analyzing key components such as structure, rhyme, rhythm, poetic devices, diction, and tone. At the end, we will identify three key themes discussed in the poem.
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Let me know what other themes you found in this poem!

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Do you have video analyzing “Sonnet,with bird”, Elliptical, or Fences. They are all poems.

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What is the difference between tone and diction? Sorry I am from Germany so I don´t understand all of it🤣

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Tone refers to the speaker's attitude towards the subject at hand and is usually described as an emotion! Diction describes the writer's word choice or writing style. This video provides a definition and examples of tone: kzbin.info/www/bejne/naa7pmh5aZKfkNU. This video explains diction: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6e3Z3quqamNpJI.

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