Sonnet 67Sonnet 67

Edmund SpenserEdmund Spenser

by Cory, Steve, and Carlosby Cory, Steve, and Carlos

Edmund SpenserEdmund Spenser

c. 1552 –1599c. 1552 –1599 Educated in London Educated in London best known for best known for The The

Faerie QueeneFaerie Queene Use of 3 quatrains and a Use of 3 quatrains and a

couplet for sonnetscouplet for sonnets Combined Petrarchan Combined Petrarchan

and Shakespearan and Shakespearan elementselements

Written during Written during Elizabethan EraElizabethan Era

Spenser Praised Tutor Spenser Praised Tutor Dynasty and Dynasty and Elizabeth IElizabeth I

Golden Age and Golden Age and height of English height of English RenaissanceRenaissance

Same time Same time Shakespeare was Shakespeare was writingwriting

When was it Written?

The speaker is The speaker is anonymous and anonymous and can be anyonecan be anyone

It could even be It could even be Wiz KhalifaWiz Khalifa

Intented audience Intented audience is men pursuing is men pursuing women for lovewomen for love

What is the Message? What is the Message?

When trying to get girls When trying to get girls don’t come on too don’t come on too strong at firststrong at first

Give the girl some Give the girl some space and she will space and she will return when return when comfortablecomfortable

Play it cool when the Play it cool when the lady does come backlady does come back

Story as an AllegoryStory as an Allegory

a representation of an a representation of an abstract or spiritual abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete meaning through concrete or material forms; or material forms; figurative treatment of figurative treatment of one subject under the one subject under the guise of another. guise of another.

extended metaphor extended metaphor presents an idea, principle presents an idea, principle

or meaning, which can be or meaning, which can be presented in literary form presented in literary form

visual symbolic visual symbolic representation representation

Allegory of Queen Elizabeth

Literary DevicesLiterary Devices

Alliteration: Alliteration: SStrange thing, trange thing,

me me sseemed, eemed, to see a to see a beast beast sso wildo wild

Simile: Like as a huntsman after weary chase

Assonance:Seeing the game from him escaped away, Sits down to rest him in some shady place

More Literary TermsMore Literary Terms

Metaphor: Metaphor:

Deer= woman Deer= woman

Hunter= manHunter= man

Symbolism:Symbolism: Brooke symbolizes the needs of the Brooke symbolizes the needs of the

deer and how to quench thirstdeer and how to quench thirst Women have needs like the deerWomen have needs like the deer

Relevance to Elizabethan Relevance to Elizabethan EraEra

The Elizabethan era The Elizabethan era was a time when was a time when romanticism was romanticism was popularpopular

Just like today, men Just like today, men were pursuing were pursuing women and trying to women and trying to win their lovewin their love

Allegories were Allegories were popular at the timepopular at the time Wiz Khalifa

1)1)People still enjoy hearing People still enjoy hearing and listening to love stories.and listening to love stories.

2) There is and always will 2) There is and always will be the chasing of women be the chasing of women by men in stories and by men in stories and reality.reality.

3) 3) The text and words used The text and words used in the writing of this sonnet in the writing of this sonnet during the Elizabethan era, during the Elizabethan era, can still be understood fairly can still be understood fairly easily today.easily today.