Sonnet Poem Structure
July 23, 2008
1. Poem of 14 lines that is usually iambic
2. There are two kinds of sonnets: Petrarchan and Shakespearean
3. “The Petrarchan sonnet is Italian in origin, has an octave of eight lines and a sestet of six. They rhyme scheme of the octave is ababcdcd of the stestet cdecde.”
4. “The Shakespearean sonnet was developed in England and has far more than just surface differences from the Petrarchan.”
5. ”The rhyme scheme of the Shakespearean sonnet is ababcdcdefefgg. There is no octave/sestet structure to it. The final couplet is a defining feature.”
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