Shakespearean Sonnet
Sonnet comes from the word sonnetto, which means "little song"
-Deal with love, unrequited love, aging, death, grief, joy and nature.
-Language, image, feeling, thought, rhythm, music, rhyme fused within the 14 lines.
Sonnet is written in iambic pentameter.
One iamb is an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable (- / ),
ten syllables creating five beats.
(ABAB CDCD EFEF GG)
Three quatrains (four lines)
A couplet (two lines)
The first 12 lines might mention specific observation from natural surroundings presently.
The final couplet could express their feelings for the future of natural surrounding.
Shakespearean Sonnet Form
Directions: Write a sonnet, using iambic pentameter, -/-/-/-/-/, or close to ten syllables.
A__________________________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________________________
A___________________________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________________________
C__________________________________________________________________________
D___________________________________________________________________________
C___________________________________________________________________________
D___________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________
F____________________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________________
F_____________________________________________________________________________
G_____________________________________________________________________________
G_____________________________________________________________________________