Parody of Sonnet 18Parody of Sonnet 18

Learning objective: to Learning objective: to consider the technique of consider the technique of

parody in Sonnetsparody in Sonnets

Assessment Focuses:

Reading:AF5, AF6, AF7

Writing: AF1, AF2

Recap Recap

What is parody?What is parody? To poke fun at an original work To poke fun at an original work

Sonnet 130 Sonnet 130

This sonnet, one of Shakespeare’s This sonnet, one of Shakespeare’s most famous, plays an elaborate joke most famous, plays an elaborate joke on the conventions of love poetry on the conventions of love poetry common to Shakespeare’s day, and common to Shakespeare’s day, and it is so well-conceived that the joke it is so well-conceived that the joke remains funny today. remains funny today.

Sonnet 130

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;

Coral is far more red than her lips' red;

If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;

If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.

I have seen roses damasked, red and white,

But no such roses see I in her cheeks;

And in some perfumes is there more delight

Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.

I love to hear her speak, yet well I know

That music hath a far more pleasing sound;

I grant I never saw a goddess go;

My mistress when she walks treads on the ground.

And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare

As any she belied with false compare.

Original Sonnet 18Original Sonnet 18

Shall I compare thee to a summer's dShall I compare thee to a summer's dayay??Thou art more lovely and more temperThou art more lovely and more temperateate::Rough winds do shake the darling buds of MRough winds do shake the darling buds of Mayay, , And summer's lease hath all too short a dAnd summer's lease hath all too short a dateate::Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shSometime too hot the eye of heaven shinesines, , And often is his gold complexion dAnd often is his gold complexion dimmedimmed,,And every fair from fair sometime declAnd every fair from fair sometime declinesines,,By chance, or nature's changing course untrBy chance, or nature's changing course untrimmedimmed::But thy eternal summer shall not fBut thy eternal summer shall not fadeade, , Nor lose possession of that fair thou Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'stow'st,,Nor shall death brag thou wander'st in his shNor shall death brag thou wander'st in his shadeade, , When in eternal lines to time thou grWhen in eternal lines to time thou grow'stow'st,,

So long as men can breathe, or eyes can sSo long as men can breathe, or eyes can seeee, , So long lives this, and this gives life to thSo long lives this, and this gives life to theeee..

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Sonnet #18 (a Parody)Sonnet #18 (a Parody) Shall I compare thee to a bale of hay?Shall I compare thee to a bale of hay? Thou art more dusty and far less neat.Thou art more dusty and far less neat. Rough winds do toss thy mop about, I'd say,Rough winds do toss thy mop about, I'd say, Which looks far worse than hay a horse would eat.Which looks far worse than hay a horse would eat. Sometime thy squinty eye looks into mineSometime thy squinty eye looks into mine Through stringy, greasy hair that needs be trimm'd,Through stringy, greasy hair that needs be trimm'd, And ne'er a horse had such a stench as thine,And ne'er a horse had such a stench as thine, As though in stagnant sewers thou hast swimm'd.As though in stagnant sewers thou hast swimm'd. Thy disgusting image shall not fade;Thy disgusting image shall not fade; This my tortured mind and soul doth know.This my tortured mind and soul doth know. O, I should love to hit thee with a spade;O, I should love to hit thee with a spade; And with that blow I hope that thou wouldst go.And with that blow I hope that thou wouldst go. So long as I can breathe, my eyes can see,So long as I can breathe, my eyes can see, And I can run, I'll stay away from thee...And I can run, I'll stay away from thee...

– (sorry, Will)(sorry, Will)

ActivitiesActivities Task one – turn Sonnet 130 in to a Task one – turn Sonnet 130 in to a

traditional love sonnettraditional love sonnet Task two – write your own parody of Task two – write your own parody of

sonnet 18sonnet 18– If you’re a level 6 student- I’d expect you to try If you’re a level 6 student- I’d expect you to try

to stick to the traditional rhyme scheme and 10 to stick to the traditional rhyme scheme and 10 syllables per line (give or take a few is fine)syllables per line (give or take a few is fine)

– If you’re a level 4/5 student – do your best to If you’re a level 4/5 student – do your best to stick to the form – but bend the rules a little if stick to the form – but bend the rules a little if you have to.you have to.