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Sophomores
Your test on lyric poetry is on Monday. To help prepare for this, you will be writing your own sonnet. The guidelines are outlined in the assignment below. Please use your own thoughts and experience, not the internet. You should use a dictionary for help with pronunciation, definitions, synonyms, syllables, and accents. This assignment is due Monday, both electronically (shared as "Lastname - Sonnet") and printed.

Sonnet Assignment

Art Survey
Your exam on 7.1 and 7.2 is on Monday, Nov. 7th. The notes are below:

Chapter Seven

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