(sonnet attempt XXXVIII)
XXXVIII
Aspiring fellow sonneteers, indeed
The challenge which we undertake is great;
This most exquisite form specific states:
Iambic and pentametre must be
E'er followed in all sonnets...it is key;
And after that, Italian imitate,
Or popular Shakespearian create....
Determine the particular rhyme scheme:
Two quatrains and two tercets-Petrarchan/
Italian 'tis with octave and sestet;
Three quatrains, couplet 'tis Shakespearian,
A question pose with answering couplet.
One theme alone adhere to, and our plan
For crowning laurels thereby we may get!
15Feb11