By: Sara, Willow, Stephanie, Kevin, and Ivan SONNET
How Sonnets Work Definition: A sonnet is a 14 line long lyric poem that has three coordinate quatrains and a concluding couplet The rhyme scheme of a sonnet is ABAB/ CDCD /EFEF /GG Should have 10 beats per line 10 syllables per line
More About Sonnets Two types of sonnets Elizabithian and Shakespeorean The first quatrain should establish the subject of the sonnet This is how they should be read: soft- LOUD- soft- LOUD- soft- LOUD- soft- LOUD-soft-LOUD Sonnet comes from the Italian word “sonneto” which means “little song”
Even More Sonnets Most sonnets have a volta A volta is a turning point Usually begins on the ninth line of the sonnet
History of Sonnets Developed in the fourteenth century Shakespeare’s 154 sonnet was published in 1609 Have been around for over 400 years
Modern Sonnets Is not as strict as traditional sonnets “Loosens” some of the requirement
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