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Sonnets

Sonnets. AP English Lit. & Comp. Structure of a Sonnet. The sonnet is a very structured form of poetry. 14 lines Iambic pentameter Most often, sonnets are “love poems” though the outlook on love can vary greatly. . Shakespearean (English) Sonnet.

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Sonnets

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  1. Sonnets AP English Lit. & Comp.

  2. Structure of a Sonnet • The sonnet is a very structured form of poetry. • 14 lines • Iambic pentameter • Most often, sonnets are “love poems” though the outlook on love can vary greatly.

  3. Shakespearean (English) Sonnet • Has three quatrains (stanzas of four lines) followed by a rhymed couplet (stanza of two lines) • Follows the rhyme scheme of abab, cdcd, efef, gg

  4. Petrarchan (Italian) Sonnet • Divided into • One octave (eight-line stanza) following rhyme scheme abbaabba • One sestet (six-line stanza) following rhyme scheme cdecde, cdccdc, or cdedce. • Follows the rhyme scheme abbaabba,

  5. Spenserian Sonnet • Three “linked” quatrains (abab, bcbc, cdcd) and ends with a rhymed couplet (ee)

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