PLEASE DO ONE OR THE OR THE OTHER, THANKS!

Choice 1:

Write a sonnet modeling Shakespeare’s “Shall I Compare Thee” Sonnet 18.

• Choose something you truly love like your pet, your car, a song, a book, a movie, a family member, girlfriend, boyfriend, etc.
• Then praise it by making a comparison. Be sure you make your subject superior to the comparison you choose.
• Be sure to use the sonnet format and have fun!
• Take a look atsonnet writingfor more information on sonnet structure and how to create your sonnet.

View the grading criteria for your sonnet.

Choice 2:

Write a sonnet modeling Shakespeare’s “My Mistress’ Eyes” Sonnet 130.

• Choose something you truly love, like your pet, your car, a song, a book, a movie, a family member, girlfriend, boyfriend, etc.
• Make this a sonnet of reality. Praise your subject by pointing out how it does not measure up to the idealized version of beauty a poet of Shakespeare’s day may have envisioned. Point out the realistic beauty in your subject, even if it is lovingly harsh or poignantly humorous!
• Be sure to use the sonnet format and have fun!
• Take a look atsonnet writingfor more information on sonnet structure and how to create your sonnet.

View the grading criteria for your sonnet.