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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.