![]() ![]() Shakespeare was the master of iambic pentameter, as he used it in a majority of his works. In iambic pentameter, each foot consists of one stressed (long) syllable and one unstressed (short) syllable. Another distinguishing factor of Shakespearean sonnets is that they are written in iambic pentameter, meaning each line has ten syllables, broke into five “feet.” Feet are pairings of syllables. The rhyme scheme is A B A B C D C D E F E F G G. ![]() Shakespearean sonnets contain four quatrains (4 lines) and one couplet (2 lines). Iambic Pentameter Meter Ø Meter is the rhyming pattern of a poem Ø The meter or rhyming pattern serves two functions: Ø It makes the poem more pleasurable and intrinsically delightful. ![]() The octave’s rhyme scheme is A B B A A B B A and the sestet’s is C D E C D E, or C D C D C D. Petrarchan sonnets are broken up into an octave (8 lines) and a sestet (six lines). It can be either a Petrarchan or Shakespearean sonnet. As the comments to your question have noted, the most reliable way to figure out whether a given line is iambic pentameter is to sound it out. Here at ARB, we celebrate poetry all year round, but figured we would take this opportunity to talk some about Shakespearean sonnets.įirst off, what is a sonnet? A sonnet is a poem that is comprised of 14 lines. Happy National Poetry Month! In 1996, the Academy of American Poet designated April as the month to officially celebrate poetry. ![]()
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