Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: English Renaissance: Edmund Spenser: Sonnets
This lesson focuses on Edmund Spenser and his sonnets. It features two of his sonnets: Sonnet 30 and Sonnet 75, known as the Fire and Ice poems and a worksheet for them. It also offers links to Spenser's biography, Amoretti and...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: English Renaissance: Sir Philip Sidney: Sonnets
This lesson focuses on Sir Philip Sidney, his techniques, and his sonnets. It features "Sonnet 39" from his sequence "Astrophil and Stella" and an accompanying worksheet and Sidney's biography.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: The Oxford Book of English Verse: a.t. Quiller Couch
Compilation of various English poems. The poems are classified chronologically, alphabetically (by author), by title, and by first lines.
Sonnet Central
Sonnets.org: Charles Lamb
Index page for a selection of sonnets by Charles Lamb (1775-1834).
Luminarium
Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature: John Donne: Holy Sonnet 10
This is the text of John Donne's "Holy Sonnet 10;" it is also available in audio format.
Luminarium
Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature: John Donne: Holy Sonnet 1
This is the text of "Holy Sonnet 1" by John Donne.
Luminarium
Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature: John Donne Holy Sonnet 7
This is the text of John Donne's "Holy Sonnet 7."
Luminarium
Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature: John Donne: Holy Sonnet 14
This is the text of John Donne's "Holy Sonnet 14."
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: English Renaissance: John Donne
This lesson focuses on John Donne and his sonnets. It features three of his sonnets: Holy Sonnet VII: "At the Round Earth's Imagin'd Corners," Holy Sonnet X: "Death, Be Not Proud," and "The Bait," which is a reply to Christopher...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: English Renaissance: English Pertrarchan Sonnets
This lesson focuses on English Pertrarchan sonnets which were translated into English by Sir Thomas Wyatt who then created his own poetry in the Pertrarchan form. It features Wyatt's poems "They Flee from Me" (in text and audio) and...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: English Renaissance: Christopher Marlowe
This lesson focuses on Christoper Marlowe and his works including his famous sonnet "The Passionate Shepherd to his Love." This poem and "A Nymph's Reply" are provided in both text from audio forms. Links to Marlowe's biography and a...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
What do you know about Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet?" Explore this informative resource filled with links to lesson plans and activities.
Other
Petrarch and Laura: Peter Sadlon: How to Write a Sonnet [Pdf]
This is an 8-page PDF article on "How to Write a Sonnet" by Peter Sadlon. It provides background information about sonnets, discusses the two main kinds of sonnet Italian or Petrarchan form and English or Shakespearean form. It explains...
Other
Golden Age Spanish Sonnets: Lope De Vega "A La Noche"
A sonnet that portrays the sweetness of the dream and the delight taken in the deception and lies within the dream. A wonderfully composed sonnet. Text is available in English and Spanish.
Sonnet Central
Sonnet Central: Robert Burns, "A Sonnet Upon Sonnets"
Provides a sonnet from Robert Burns entitled, "A Sonnet Upon Sonnets." Burns' less-than-serious look at what constitutes a sonnet.
Other
Goucher College: English 211: Edmund Spenser, Amoretti and "Epithalamion"
This is a discription and literary analysis of Edmund Spenser's Amoretti, a love poem composed of 89 sonnets, and "Epithalamion," a wedding song composed of 24 complex 18-line stanzas.
Other
Golden Age Spanish Sonnets: Juan Boscan
This sonnet expresses the power of love and the dangers of untamed love. The text is provided in both Spanish and English.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: 'You Kiss by the Book' Romeo and Juliet
This lesson plan helps students understand how Shakespeare used the sonnet form within "Romeo and Juliet," to highlight particular dramatic moments.
Sonnet Central
Sonnets.org: Pierre De Ronsard (1524 1585)
English translations by John Keats and Andrew Lang of seven of Ronsard's sonnets at this site from Sonnets.org.
Other
Middle school.net: Shakespeare Analysis & Slide Show
Check out this informative site featuring an analysis of Shakespeare. The objective of this activity is for students to analyze a sonnet and present their findings via slide show. This lesson integrates technology into the curriculum.
Sonnet Central
Sonnets.org: Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
Selected full texts by Henry Howard (1517-1547) with annotations.
Sonnet Central
Sonnet Central: George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788 1824)
The text of "Sonnet on Chillon" by Lord Byron is provided at this site.
Sonnet Central
Sonnet Central: Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 1822)
Links to the texts of five sonnets written by Percy Shelley are provided at this site.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: John Donne
This online resource focuses on the life and work of John Donne. Includes links to related sources.