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An Introduction to Sonnets

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Designed for AP English, this presentation begins with the definition of a sonnet, information about the various types of sonnets, as well as a history of the sonnet. Viewers then have an opportunity to apply their knowledge and analytical skills to Billy Collins' "Sonnet," and Pablo Neruda's "Sonnet 17". 

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similes, figurative language, literary devices, hyperbole, rhyme schemes, rhyming, sonnets, types of poetry, iambic pentameter, poetry, syllables, phonemic awareness, phonics
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ap english, hyperbole, iambic pentameter, poems, rhyme scheme, simile, sonnets, syllables, italian sonnet, petrarchan sonnet, shakespearean sonnet, unstressed/stressed syllables, spenserian sonnet, blazon, english language arts
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