(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
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Author:
Chic George (Pseudonym) (
Offline) - Published: February 20th, 2011 00:13
- Comment from author about the poem: I, like many(?) , was introduced to sonnets in high school literature, where they were defined simply as "14 lines (rhymed) iambic pentametre" and then further divided into either their original Italian/Petrarchan or the ever popular Shakespearian forms.....once referred to as "the most exquisite form of poetry," it is disturbing to discover the modern lack of a proper understanding of the sonnet form....read Charles Tomlinson's famed essay on the sonnet, or check a textbook....anyway, here's a little reminder, for all of us......
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Comments2
trying to write a sonnet is a challenge but I will write a sonnet with your guidance.
yoursJVL
Oh sweet! I eagerly await reading it! Thanks for your kind comment.
I don't understand any of the words not even sonnet means!
Uhoh. Hmm. Try looking up all the words you do not understand in a dictionary. A Writer's INC book would also explain, but dictionaries are more often on hand.
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