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Sonnets

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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SONNET

A RIGID 14 LINE VERSE FORM, WITH VARYING STRUCTURE TYPES
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PETRARCHAN SONNET

  • Octave: Eight lines of poetry
  • ABAB CDCD this can vary
  • Sestet: Six lines of poetry
  • EFG EFG also can vary
  • Octave: introduces problem, Sestet: solution or comment
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SHAKESPEAREAN SONNET

  • 3 quatrains (4 lines of poetry) and couplet
  • Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
  • Or ABBA CDDC EFFE GG
  • Written in Iambic Pentameter
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METER

  • Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
  • One line of poetry
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FEET

  • Iamb: u/
  • Trochee: /u
  • Spondee: //
  • Dactyl: /uu
  • Anapaest: uu/
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THE GRIZZLY BEAR IS STRONG AND WILD; IT HAS DEVOURED THE INFANT CHILD

U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/- IAMBIC OCTAMETER
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HOW DO I TELL WHICH WORDS TO STRESS?

  • Nouns are usually stressed
  • Verbs are usually stressed
  • Conjunctions and prepositions aren't
  • Key words stressed
  • Multi syllable: easier to hear
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Rhyme Scheme

The ordered pattern of rhymes at the end of a line of poetry
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Couplet

a pair of lines in poetry, usually rhyme.
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Discuss Sonnet #29

Use the translation to help you :)

Heather Palmer