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Sonnet Cheat Sheet14 lines; iambic pentameter Petrarchan (Italian) sonnetOctave + Sestetabbaabba + cdecde ORcdcdcd or cddcdc or cdecde or cdeced or cdcedc.*True Italian sonnet will NOT have a rhyming couplet at the end.

Volta occurs in line 9 (sestet introduces second idea of juxtaposed ideas or dilemmas.

Spensarian SonnetEdmund Spenser created a compromise between the Italian and English form. Very difficult. He used it in his Fairie Queen, dedicated to Queen Elizabeth I. Comprised of 12 lines + Rhyming Couplet ababbcbccdcd + ee

Each quatrain develops an idea. The volta occurs at rhyming couplet. Very different than either English or Italian sonnet.

English (Shakespearean) SonnetSimplest and most flexible form. 3 quatrains + rhyming coupletabab + cdcd + efef + gg

Each quatrain develops a specific idea, but all are closely related. Flexible in placement of volta. Shakespeare often placed in in line 9 (as per the Italian form).

Sonnet Cheat Sheet14 lines; iambic pentameter Petrarchan (Italian) sonnetOctave + Sestetabbaabba + cdecde ORcdcdcd or cddcdc or cdecde or cdeced or cdcedc.*True Italian sonnet will NOT have a rhyming couplet at the end.

Volta occurs in line 9 (sestet introduces second idea of juxtaposed ideas or dilemmas.

Spensarian SonnetEdmund Spenser created a compromise between the Italian and English form. Very difficult. He used it in his Fairie Queen, dedicated to Queen Elizabeth I. Comprised of 12 lines + Rhyming Couplet ababbcbccdcd + ee

Each quatrain develops an idea. The volta occurs at rhyming couplet. Very different than either English or Italian sonnet.

English (Shakespearean) SonnetSimplest and most flexible form. 3 quatrains + rhyming coupletabab + cdcd + efef + gg

Each quatrain develops a specific idea, but all are closely related. Flexible in placement of volta. Shakespeare often placed in in line 9 (as per the Italian form).

Sonnet Cheat Sheet14 lines; iambic pentameter Petrarchan (Italian) sonnetOctave + Sestetabbaabba + cdecde ORcdcdcd or cddcdc or cdecde or cdeced or cdcedc.*True Italian sonnet will NOT have a rhyming couplet at the end.

Volta occurs in line 9 (sestet introduces second idea of juxtaposed ideas or dilemmas.

Spensarian SonnetEdmund Spenser created a compromise between the Italian and English form. Very difficult. He used it in his Fairie Queen, dedicated to Queen Elizabeth I. Comprised of 12 lines + Rhyming Couplet ababbcbccdcd + ee

Each quatrain develops an idea. The volta occurs at rhyming couplet. Very different than either English or Italian sonnet.

English (Shakespearean) SonnetSimplest and most flexible form. 3 quatrains + rhyming coupletabab + cdcd + efef + gg

Each quatrain develops a specific idea, but all are closely related. Flexible in placement of volta. Shakespeare often placed in in line 9 (as per the Italian form).