Approaching the Sonnet: September 26, 2019

Focus: What do we need to reflect on to help us progress?

1. Warming up with Billy Collins'  and Edna St. Vincent Millay's meta-sonnets

• What are they teaching us about sonnets?

2. Exploring "An Echo from Willow-wood"

• Moments: Which images, diction, etc. make you pause/take a moment?
• Movement: What patterns can you uncover? Are there any shifts?
• Multiple Meanings: What do you think the poet is trying to do here (tone/themes)?

*A mini break for a puzzle challenge (and metaphor)*

3. Reading and marking up Foster's "If It's Square, It's a Sonnet" 

• How does the form contribute to the poem's meaning?

4. Trying out your newfound sonnet knowledge on Keats

HW:
1. For Friday: Read Chapters 8 through 11 and prepare your next Socratic ticket.

2. For next Tuesday, Oct 1: Decide which sonnet to perform your metacognitive timed writing on. Be sure to bring the actual sonnet to class that day.