Sonnet Submitted To: Prof. Indira Sharma Submitted By: Vishvas Paul Roll No 5725 Deepak sharma Roll no – 5355 B.A - 1
What is a sonnet? The most simplest way to define a sonnet is that it is a poem of fourteen lines that follow a strict rhyme scheme.
Rhyme Scheme A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyme between lines of a poem, especially last words in lines. For Example:
Types of sonnet Shakespearean Petrarchan
Petrarchan sonnet Petrarchan Sonnets are also known as Italian Sonnets. The Italian sonnet was created by Giacomo da Lentini. The most famous early sonneteer was Francesco Petrarcha, known in English as Petrarch. Italian Sonnet is basically divided in two parts. First, the octave (two quatrains ), forms the “problem” which is followed by a sestet (two tercets), which shows a solution.
Example of Petrarchan Sonnet
shakespearean Sonnet Shakespearean Sonnets are also known as Elizabethan Sonnets. The form is named after William Shakespeare. He wrote 154 sonnets. It is different from Italian form of sonnet. This form consists of fourteen lines structured as three quatrains and a couplet. Each quatrain with a rhyme scheme of its own.
Example of Shakespearean Sonnet
Thank You… PPT By- Vishvas Paul.