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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Sonnets From the Portuguese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the poetry collection Sonnets from the Portuguese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning; the collection includes 44 poems.
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National Library of Scotland

National Library of Scotland: Digital Archive: Illuminated Sonnets

For Students 9th - 10th
Manuscript of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "Sonnets from the Portuguese," illustrated by Scottish artist Phoebe Anna Traquair.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: English Renaissance: English Pertrarchan Sonnets

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "Dark Lady of the Sonnets"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for George Bernard Shaw's story, "Dark Lady of the Sonnets."
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Discovering Traditional Sonnet Forms

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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Sonnet Central

Sonnet Central: The Victorian Sonnet

For Students 9th - 10th
The Victorian sonnet is discussed and links are provided to full-text examples of sonnets by exemplary 19th century poets.
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Sonnet Central

Sonnet Central

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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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Other

Petrarch and Laura: Peter Sadlon: How to Write a Sonnet [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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Folger Shakespeare Library

Juliet vs Laura: Analyzing Sonnet Structure in Romeo and Juliet

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: John Milton Sonnet Xix

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Other

Golden Age Spanish Sonnets: Lope De Vega "A La Noche"

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Read Works

Read Works: "Sonnet 73"

For Students 9th - 10th
[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.
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Sonnet Central

General Survey of the American Sonnet

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: John Milton Sonnet Xviii

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: John Milton Sonnet Xxii

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: John Milton Sonnet Xvi

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Sonnet 5

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Border: A Double Sonnet

For Students 5th - 6th
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...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Sonnet

For Students 7th - 8th
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...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Sonnet 43

For Students 7th - 8th
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...
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Sonnet Central

Sonnets: William Cullen Bryant (1794 1878)

For Students 9th - 10th
Six sonnets by the American Romantic era poet, including "Midsummer," "October," "November," "To an American Painter Departing for Europe," "Mutation," and "William Tell."
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Sonnet Central

Sonnets.org: Charles Lamb

For Students 9th - 10th
Index page for a selection of sonnets by Charles Lamb (1775-1834).
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Sonnet Central

Sonnet Central: Robert Burns, "A Sonnet Upon Sonnets"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides a sonnet from Robert Burns entitled, "A Sonnet Upon Sonnets." Burns' less-than-serious look at what constitutes a sonnet.
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Sonnet Central

Sonnets of World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
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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