"When Nature made her chief work, Stella's eyes,
In colour black why wrapt she beams so bright?"
--from Spencer, Astrophil and Stella (an example of the type of poem Shakespeare is roasting in Sonnet 130.)
Famous Shakespearean Sonnets
Pop Sonnets (Contemporary Songs Re-Written in Sonnet Form)
the Time Magazine article featuring a few Pop Sonnets is here.
Assignment for duing class on Thursday:
Choose a sonnet as a base and an approach (see handout for suggestions); then draft the first quatrain of your sonnet.
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