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8. Q2: When do sonnets start being written about themes other than love?
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Lecture
In this video, Stephanie answers a question in response to Module 2 ('The Sonnet'). Specifically, she talks about when sonnets begin to be written about themes other than love, as we saw with Robert Frost's 'Design'
Course
In this course, we look at the use of form in poetry. The purpose of this course is to demonstrate the many ways in which the form of a poem can convey meaning. This includes the use forms that are traditionally associated with certain themes - such as the sonnet or the heroic couplet - as well as poetic devices such as rhyme, repetition and anaphora. Poems discussed in detail include: 'Design' (Robert Frost), 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening' (Robert Frost), 'Because I could not stop for death' (Emily Dickinson), 'Squash Rackets' (Carmine Starnino), 'One Art' (Elizabeth Bishop), and 'The Forgotten Dialect of the Heart' (Jack Gilbert)
Lecturer
Stephanie Yorke is reading for a DPhil in English Literature at Wolfson College, Oxford. Her first collection of poetry was published by Signature Editions in April 2012. It's called 'Both Boys Climb Trees They Can't Climb Down'.
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Yorke, S. (2018, August 15). Poetry: Introduction to Poetic Form - Q2: When do sonnets start being written about themes other than love? [Video]. MASSOLIT. https://www.massolit.io/courses/poetry-introduction-to-poetic-form/q2-when-do-sonnets-start-being-written-about-themes-other-than-love
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Yorke, S. "Poetry: Introduction to Poetic Form – Q2: When do sonnets start being written about themes other than love?." MASSOLIT, uploaded by MASSOLIT, 15 Aug 2018, https://www.massolit.io/courses/poetry-introduction-to-poetic-form/q2-when-do-sonnets-start-being-written-about-themes-other-than-love
