Lesson 10 - January 14th, 2025. W. Shakespeare, Sonnet LXXIII.

STEP 1
From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

STEP 2
The sonnet

IT Translation

STEP 3
Consider lay out and structure.
What is the function of the different stanzas?
How they make sense?

STEP 4
Denotative analysis 

Now take the overall text into consideration: 
What kind of poem do you think it is?
Who is speaking? 
To whom?
What is the speaker's intention?

STEP 5

Consider the layers of language use 

• level of sound
• level of semantics (words chosen, tenses, ...) 
• level of syntax (sentence structure/punctuation)
• level of formality/informality (formal language, informal register/s)
• possible ideal listener/reader

The sonnet structure

Listen to When we were young

Lyrics

HOMEWORK: Write a short text comparing W. Shakespearwe's sonnet and Adele's When we were young.