05. Enjambment - Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare

09/22/23 • 14 min

Another sonnet for you today, as well as some tips on how to read old poetry. Sometimes how we read makes it harder for us to understand. We'll be talking about all of this and more using Shakespeare's (possibly) hilarious poem, Sonnet 130.

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Outro composed by Yentl Tijssens

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Produced by Gustav Leth

Outro composed by Yentl Tijssens

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04. Sonnets - "Pied Beauty" by Gerard Manley Hopkins

In this episode, I'll be following up with more good examples of rhyme using Gerard Manley Hopkins' "Pied Beauty". I'll also be introducing you to both sonnet forms -- yes. I've boiled it down to only two kinds (without all the rules).

Produced by Gustav Leth.

Outro composed by Yentl Tijssens.

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We'll be continuing to talk about how to read poems today using the reclusive, puzzling, pensive Emily Dickinson. Learn about how to read punctuation, as well as how and why to write nothingness into your poems. To read the poem, click here.

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