Cheeky Missy

A Note to My Fellow Would-be Sonneteers.....

(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