Romeo and Juliet – William Shakespeare – Sonnets and Poetic Language

This English-language resource explores Shakespeare’s use of sonnet form and poetic language in Romeo and Juliet.

It examines how poetic structure, religious imagery, rhyme, metaphor and contrast help present love, fate, character and tragedy.

Key features:

• Clear analysis of the Prologue as a sonnet and its tragic effect.
• Focus on Romeo and Juliet’s shared sonnet at their first meeting.
• Exploration of religious imagery, oxymorons, light imagery and poetic form.
• Activities on comprehension, close language analysis, form, structure and character interpretation.
• Includes an accompanying worksheet to reinforce and practise key concepts.