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Sonnets

Sonnets are a revered literary form consisting of 14 lines, predominantly composed in iambic pentameter. The two main types are the Petrarchan and Shakespearean sonnets. The Petrarchan sonnet is divided into an octave (8 lines) with an ABBAABBA rhyme scheme and a sestet (6 lines) with varying patterns, often presenting a problem in the octave that the sestet resolves. The Shakespearean sonnet features three quatrains and a final couplet, following an ABABCDCDEFEGG rhyme scheme, typically addressing a conflict and offering a resolution in the couplet.

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Sonnets

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  1. Sonnets A Written Art Form

  2. Sonnet • Popular literary form • 14 lines • Typically written in iambic pentameter

  3. Types of Sonnets • Aka Petrarchan sonnet • Divided into 2 parts (8 lines/octave and 6 lines/sestet) • 1st octave rhyme scheme: abbaabba with varying rhyme schemes on last sestet • Typically: octave presents issue that sestet resolves • Practice: “On First Looking” 1008 #1 • Aka Shakespearean sonnet • Organized into 3 quatrains and 1 couplet • Typical rhyme scheme: ababcdcdefefgg • Many times: couplet resolves issue put forth in 3 quatrains • Practice “Shall I Compare” 1010 #1 Italian Sonnet English Sonnet

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