Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Sonnets From the Portuguese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
This is the full text of the poetry collection Sonnets from the Portuguese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning; the collection includes 44 poems.
National Library of Scotland
National Library of Scotland: Digital Archive: Illuminated Sonnets
Manuscript of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "Sonnets from the Portuguese," illustrated by Scottish artist Phoebe Anna Traquair.
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...
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of "Dark Lady of the Sonnets"
This site provides the complete etext for George Bernard Shaw's story, "Dark Lady of the Sonnets."
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Discovering Traditional Sonnet Forms
This lesson allows students read various sonnets and chart the basic characteristics of the poem, using their observations about traditional sonnet forms. After, students write original sonnets, using one of the poems they have analyzed...
Sonnet Central
Sonnet Central: The Victorian Sonnet
The Victorian sonnet is discussed and links are provided to full-text examples of sonnets by exemplary 19th century poets.
Sonnet Central
Sonnet Central
A comprehensive site dedicated to the English sonnet. Site includes numerous pages grouped by country of origin and historic period. Also included is literary criticism of various sonnets and advice on how to write a sonnet. Click on the...
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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...
Folger Shakespeare Library
Juliet vs Laura: Analyzing Sonnet Structure in Romeo and Juliet
This lesson plan asks learners to access their knowledge of sonnet characteristics to analyze the shared sonnet of Romeo's and Juliet's first meeting to determine the extent to which Juliet meets the Petrarchan ideal.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: John Milton Sonnet Xix
This site from the University of Toronto provides the full text of John Milton's sonnet, "When I Consider How My Light is Spent." Includes footnotes and a link to other poems by Milton and information on his life.
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.
Read Works
Read Works: "Sonnet 73"
[Free Registration/Login Required] A sonnet by William Shakespeare about love and the passage of time. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Sonnet Central
General Survey of the American Sonnet
This site is from The Sonnet in American Literature (1930). It includes links to the sonnets of E. A. Robinson as well as to many other poets and their works.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: John Milton Sonnet Xviii
Full text of John Milton's sonnet, "On the Late Massacre in Piemont." Includes footnotes. Links to other poems by Milton and info on his life.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: John Milton Sonnet Xxii
Full text of John Milton's sonnet, "To Cyriack Skinner," including footnotes. There is also a link to biographical information and other poems by Milton.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: John Milton Sonnet Xvi
This site contains the full text of John Milton's sonnet, "To the Lord General Cromwell," including footnotes. There is also a link to biographical information and other poems by Milton.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Sonnet 5
A learning module that begins with "Sonnet 5" by William Shakespeare, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
CommonLit
Common Lit: The Border: A Double Sonnet
A learning module that begins with "The Border: A Double Sonnet" by Alberto Rios, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Sonnet
A learning module that begins with "Sonnet" by James Weldon Johnson, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Sonnet 43
A learning module that begins with "Sonnet 43" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
Sonnet Central
Sonnets: William Cullen Bryant (1794 1878)
Six sonnets by the American Romantic era poet, including "Midsummer," "October," "November," "To an American Painter Departing for Europe," "Mutation," and "William Tell."
Sonnet Central
Sonnets.org: Charles Lamb
Index page for a selection of sonnets by Charles Lamb (1775-1834).
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.
Sonnet Central
Sonnets of World War I
This unique page contains links to the sonnets of the title, as well as links to biographical information about the writers. There are even audio versions of some sonnets available. A bibliography is provided, but no actual commentary or...
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