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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.
- First quatrain: Establishes the subject of the sonnet.Number of lines: four; rhyme scheme: ABAB
- Second quatrain: Develops the sonnet’s theme.Number of lines: four; rhyme scheme: CDCD
- Third quatrain: Rounds off the sonnet’s theme.Number of lines: four; rhyme scheme: EFEF
- Fourth quatrain: Concludes the sonnet.Number of lines: two; rhyme scheme: GG
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This beautiful sonnet was written by my good friend and fellow poet, Marian Barker.
Summer Sky
I gaze; my eyes in awesome wonder grow.
Like saucers round and staring wildly up above.
I watch the clouds float by like summer snow.
I see the birds, the thrush, the hawk, the dove.
And then I see the bigger scene and smile.
As shapes form there before my very eyes.
I spy a world in clouds for just a while.
In summer, a majestic sight, the skies.
I take my time to sit and stare a while.
In peaceful calm and full of grateful bliss.
And as I sit, the sun gives me a smile.
I am rewarded with a summer’s kiss.
And all this time, life goes on hurtling by.
As I enjoy my bit of heaven – sky.