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Sonnets

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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Sonnets

  • Sonnets consist of 14 lines.
  • The rhyme scheme is complicated.
  • Poets have often struggled writing these.
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The History

  • Introduced in England 500 years ago.
  • Originated in Italy.
  • Around the 13th century.
  • In Italian means "little song."
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Types Of Sonnets

  • Petrarchan originated from Petrarch.
  • Perfected Italian sonnets.
  • Consisted of two parts.
  • Octave : the first eight lines.
  • Sestet : last six lines.
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TYPES OF SONNETS

  • Shakespearean sonnet.
  • Perfected the English sonnet.
  • His sonnets were published 1609.
  • Consisted of three quatrains.

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