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The Sonnet: A Brief Introduction and Analysis

Discover the origins, themes, types, and structure of sonnets, with key figures and examples like Shakespeare and Browning. Learn about Italian and English sonnets, meter, iambic pentameter, and rhyme schemes.

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The Sonnet: A Brief Introduction and Analysis

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  1. Sonnets Everything you need to know summarized by yours truly

  2. About the Sonnet • Comes from the Italian word “sonnetto” which means “little song” • Invented in the 12th century in Italy • Famous sonnet writers: Wordsworth, Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning

  3. Themes of Sonnets • Love-written usually in a male’s perspective • Praises a woman’s beauty then criticizes her for not loving him back • Compares his beloved to a star or other celestial body (courtly love).

  4. Two Types of Sonnets • Italian Sonnets and English Sonnets • Both are 14 lines and written in iambic pentameter • Iamb: rhythm of poem; short unstressed syllable followed by a long stressed syllable • Each iamb equals one foot • Example: unCLEAR

  5. Igot the “iamb” part, but what’s “pentameter”? • Meter=number of feet in a single line • PENTA= five • Pentameter= 5 feet (beats per line) • - / -/ -/ -/ -/ • Let’s practice. Read the following line and mark it with iambic pentameter: My mistress eyes are nothing like the sun How many syllables in all?

  6. Answer: - / - / - / - / - / My mistress eyes are nothing like the sun

  7. Italian Sonnet Italian (Petrarchan) Sonnet: 2 parts 1 Octave (group of 8 lines) followed by 1 Sestet (group of 6 lines) Rhyme Scheme: abbaabbacdccdc

  8. English Sonnet • English (Shakespearean Sonnet) • 4 parts: • 3 quatrains (3 groups of 4 lines) • 1 rhyming couplet (2 lines that rhyme) Rhyme Scheme: abab cdcd efef gg

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