The Fifth Assignment
English 2322
The Sonnet in English Literature 
April 19, 2002 ARTICLE on the Sonnet! from The Chronicle of Higher Education<A>
As part of your reading of the McGinn and Howerton essay,
"The
Renaissance," you may have noticed that the majority
of the illustrations of Renaissance literature for study centered
on the sonnet Use this page for general background and links to the specific sonnets found in "The Renaissance" essay, noted above..
Your assignment is to offer an analysis of two sonnets, one Shakesperian
and the other Petrarchan
You should comment on the following:
1. The effectiveness of the form selected by the poet, either English (Shakesperian or Petrarchan), i.e., why did the poet choose one over the other.
2. How the sonnet specifically relates to the Renaissance theory. Recall the various classifications of sonnets in the "Renaissance."
3. Discuss thoroughly the imagery as peculiar to the Renaissance.
This paper should be seven to eight pages in length.
This Major Paper, in order to become a community experience, will be posted on the Bulletin Board for our class. Please be prepared to post your drafts so that we can comment upon them. Your final drafts will be sent along as e-mail and attachment. .
The following www resources should be of help: Try this search-engine:
Sonnet Basic Forms of the Sonnet
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This Major Paper, in order to become a community experience, will be posted on the Bulletin Board for our class. Please be prepared to post your drafts so that we can comment upon them. Your final drafts will be sent along as e-mail and attachment For On-Line Students Only.