Month: April 2021

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I have a love for owls and in particular the barn owl. Please post your pictures, stories and poems here.

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Sonnets are one-stanza, 14-line poems, written in iambic pentameter. The sonnet derives from the Italian word sonetto, meaning “a little sound or song.”

A little guidance;

• Fourteen lines: Sonnets have 14 lines, which can be broken down into four sections called quatrains.
• Rhyme scheme: The rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet is ABAB / CDCD / EFEF / GG
• Written in iambic pentameter: Sonnets are written in iambic pentameter, a poetic meter with 10 beats per line made up of alternating unstressed and stressed syllables.

A sonnet can be broken into four sections called quatrains.

1. First quatrain: Establishes the subject of the sonnet.Number of lines: four; rhyme scheme: ABAB
2. Second quatrain: Develops the sonnet’s theme.Number of lines: four; rhyme scheme: CDCD
3. Third quatrain: Rounds off the sonnet’s theme.Number of lines: four; rhyme scheme: EFEF
4. Fourth quatrain: Concludes the sonnet.Number of lines: two; rhyme scheme: GG

I`m looking forward to reading them.