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A sonnet is a type of poem that traditionally consists of 14 lines and follows a specific rhyme scheme and meter, usually iambic pentameter,that expresses a thought or idea and utilizes an established rhyme scheme.As a poetic form,the sonnet was developed by an early thirteenth century Italian poet,Giacomo da Lentini.However,it was the renaissance Italian poet Petrarch that perfected and made this poetic literary device famous.Sonnets were adapted by Elizabethan English poets and William Shakespeare in particular.
Types of Sonnets :
Italian or Petrarchan Sonnet : Named after great Italian renaissance lyrical poet Francesco Petrarch,this sonnet pattern consists of an Eight-line Octave with the rhyme scheme ABBA ABBA,followed by a six line sestet that follows one of two rhymes CDE CDE or CDC CDC.
English or Shakespearean Sonnet : Named for William Shakespeare and a variation of a Italian sonnet,this sonnet pattern consists of three four - line Quatrains and a concluding couplet with the rhyme scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.
Spenserian sonnet : Named after the English poet Edmund Spenser,a contemporary of William Shakespeare,this sonnet pattern is a variation of the Shakespearean sonnet features a more challenging rhyme scheme, ABAB BCBC CDCD EE
Miltonic Sonnet : Named for the English poet John Milton ,this sonnet pattern is considered an evolution of the Shakespearean sonnet.Milton used the Petrarchan form as well expanded the traditional limits of rhyme and length in composing many of his sonnets.In addition,Miltonic sonnets often address themes of internal struggles and conflict rather than external world themes.
Occitan Sonnets : These sonnets appeared in Italy in the 13th century with ABABABAB,CDCDCD rhyme scheme and were written for singing.
Caudate Sonnets : These sonnets comprise a total of fourteen lines with a coda.Francesco Berni first wrote these poems and popularised them.
Curtal Sonnets : Written by Manley Hopkins,these sonnets comprise eleven lines with amendments to petrarchan standards
On Doing Nothing - J. B. Priestly
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