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Sonnets
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Sonnet : Definition A romantic poem 14 lines Must have rhyme scheme
Compares two things Contains a Volta or Turn (But Phrase)
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Sonnet Style Iambic Pentameter Pentameter Iamb
5 beats Iamb Stressed/Unstressed Syllable pairs When in disgrace with Fortune and men’s eyes
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Types of Sonnets Italian (Petrarchan) Sonnet Spenserian Sonnet
English (Shakespearean) Sonnet
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The Italian Sonnet Divided into two sections
Octave (8 Lines) Sestet (6 Lines) The Volta will usually be located on Line #9
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Italian Sonnet Cont. Rhyme scheme Octave Sestet A B B A A B B A
No set rhyme scheme (multiple variations available)
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Spenserian Sonnet Divided in to 4 sections
3 Quatrains (4 lines each) 1 Couplet (2 lines) The Volta is still usually located on line 9
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Spenserian Sonnet Cont.
Rhyme Scheme A B A B B C B C C D C D E E
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Shakespearean Sonnet Divided the same as a Spenserian Sonnet
3 Quatrains (4 lines each) 1 Couplet (2 lines) The Volta moves around more in this type of sonnet than in any other.
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Shakespearean Sonnet Cont.
Spenserian A B A B B C B C C D C D E E Rhyme Scheme A B A B C D C D E F E F G G
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