A sonnet is a short lyric poem that consists of 14 lines, typically written in iambic pentameter (a 10-syllable pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables)

Iambic pentameter refers to its rhythm; basically, each line of the poem has ten syllables, and every other syllable is stressed.

Sonnets generally use a meter of iambic pentameter, and follow a set rhyme scheme. Sonnet Definition · Sonnet Examples · Sonnet Function

25 февр. 2021 г. · Traditional sonnets written in English (Petrarchan/Italian, Shakespearian/English/Elizabethan, Spenserian) are written in iambic pentameter, but ...

28 авг. 2013 г. · Sonnets can also be hitched to one another by repetition: each successive sonnet uses as its first line the last line of the preceding sonnet.

Iambic pentameter is the most common meter in English poetry. It was first introduced into English by Chaucer in the 14th century.

Shakespearean sonnets use iambic pentameter and an ABAB CDCD EFEF GG rhyme scheme, but don't worry too much about all that. Sonneteers have been bending and ...

16 авг. 2021 г. · Each line is typically ten syllables, phrased in iambic pentameter. A Shakespearean sonnet employs the rhyme scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. Learn ...

22 мая 2018 г. · Most all Petrarchan/Shakesperian type sonnets use iambic pentameter (Britain/Italy). Other countries varies. The Russians used iambic tetrameter.