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Sonnets

Sonnets. Sonnets. All Sonnets have 14 lines Written in iambic pentameter. Iambic Pentameter. A metrical line using short and long syllables to create rhythm. Iamb means the use of a short syllable followed by a long syllable – called “feet”

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Sonnets

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  1. Sonnets

  2. Sonnets • All Sonnets have 14 lines • Written in iambic pentameter

  3. Iambic Pentameter • A metrical line using short and long syllables to create rhythm. • Iamb means the use of a short syllable followed by a long syllable – called “feet” • Pentameter means there are five “feet” in the line • u / u / u / u / u / • Da Dum/ Da Dum/ Da Dum/ Da Dum/ Da Dum • u / u / u / u / u / • Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?

  4. Petrarchan (Italian) • First 8 lines = octet – abba abba cde cde • (sometimes abab abab ccddee) • Asks a question • Next 6 lines = sestet • Responds to the question • Ideas in the poem • Ideal woman that can’t be obtained. • Hyperbole

  5. Shakespearean (English) • Three quatrains and a couplet • Rhyme Scheme: abab cdcd efef gg • Renaissance time period

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