English and Literature MLA

Poem

Assessment Instructions
For this assignment, you are going to choose a famous couple from the list below and write a humorous sonnet that one of these individuals would send to the other.

You may write your sonnet with sincerity and affection, or if you are feeling clever or cynical, you may write a parody. A parody uses the form of the original to poke fun. For this assignment, you would write your parody in sonnet form but employ techniques like hyperbole, understatement, or irony to mock the love poem genre, the idea of love in general, or some dynamic of your chosen couple’s relationship.
Mickey and Minnie Mouse
Superman and Lois Lane
Bonnie and Clyde
Antony and Cleopatra
Charlie Brown and Peppermint Patty
Princess Jasmine and Aladdin
Princess Peach and Mario (video game)
Edward and Bella (Twilight series)
Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley (Harry Potter series)
John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
Beyonce and Jay-Z
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw
Any other famous pair
Construct a creative and meaningful way to display your sonnet. You might make a greeting card, create a PowerPoint presentation, make a colorful document, or choose any other creative way to display your sonnet.
Write one paragraph to accompany your sonnet. Your paragraph should be at least six sentences in length, and should demonstrate careful thinking, polished writing, and solid insight about the sonnet and the relationship between the characters.
Include sonnet writing checklist (see attachment)