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Shakespearean Sonnets

Shakespearean sonnet: a 14 line stanza written in iambic pentameter uses the rhyme scheme abab, cdcd, efef, gg can be divided into three quatrains and a couplet.

Iambic Pentameter: lines of poetry that can be divided into 5 metric feet with alternately unstressed and stressed syllables. Shall I/ compare/ thee to/ a sum/ mer's day Thou art/ more lov/ly and/ more temp/orate My name/ is John/ I love/to go/ to school

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