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Sonnets

Sonnets. Introduced in Italy in the 13 th century “sonnet” = little song Subject = focus on personal feelings and thoughts that are lyrical in nature. Sonnets. Length = 14 lines Meter = iambic pentameter (5 metrical units, unstressed followed by a stressed syllable)

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Sonnets

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  1. Sonnets • Introduced in Italy in the 13th century • “sonnet” = little song • Subject = focus on personal feelings and thoughts that are lyrical in nature

  2. Sonnets • Length = 14 lines • Meter = iambic pentameter (5 metrical units, unstressed followed by a stressed syllable) • Structure and rhyme scheme = strict pattern • 3 most common types • Spenserian • Shakespearean • Petrarchan

  3. Spenserian Sonnet • Structure: • 3 quatrains (4-line unit) • Each addresses the main idea, thought or question • 1 couplet (2 rhymed lines) • Provides and answer or summation • Rhyme Scheme: • ababbcbccdcdee

  4. Shakespearean Sonnet • Structure: • 3 quatrains (4-line unit) • Each addresses the main idea, thought or question • 1 couplet (2 rhymed lines) • Provides and answer or summation • Turn, or shift in thought, occurs in 3rd quatrain or couplet • Rhyme Scheme: • ababcdcdefefgg

  5. Petrarchan Sonnet • Structure: • 1 octave (8-line unit) • Introduces a situation , presents a problem or raises a question • abbaabba • 1 sestet (6-line unit) • Speaker comments on or resolves question or problem • cdcdcdorcdecde

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