I now know much more about Sonnets, and think I should probably read a few to make sure the "beat" is in my head.
I have also discovered that I have another Transferable Skill. I spent a few years going to choir, and fitting words to music. That means I know how to divide a sentence into syllables, and work out where the stress comes.
The book, he say: "
Wilfred Owen’s ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ consists of 14 lines, generally follows iambic pentameter and has a recognisable rhyme scheme (though not one of the main ones associated with the sonnet as described above). Did you spot that? If so, you’re really building towards those learning goals with regard to poetry!
I certainly did - my notes included the rhyming scheme, and some discussion of whether it was Petrarchan or Shakesperean.
Next tutorial will be mainly about TMA02. So I'd better look at the questions.
Speaking of readinfg more sonnets....https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnet
Oh, good grief! There's a lot to it, it seems. That "how do I llove thee?" thing is part of a set that tells a complete story. And Shakespeare wrote lots of them.
I should find "The Ode Less Travelled" by Stephen Fry, it's upstairs somewhere. I wish I had it in eformat. I wonder - OU library? No. Lots of reviews but not the book.
Grit teeth and credit card and hit Amazon? It's on sale! £2.99! Grabbing....
Yes, there's an example. Shakespeare 18th Sonnet - "shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"