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SONNETDerived from the Italian word “sonetto” which means “little poem”
Giacomo Da Lentini – invented the Sonnet
Has fourteen linesUses rhyme schemes
SHAKESPEAREAN SONNETFirst published in a 1609 quarto Main topics: time, love, beauty
and mortalityHas three quatrains and two
coupletsUsually has an epiphanic quality
at the end of the sonnetUsually follows this rhyme
scheme: abab, cdcd, efef, gg
SHAKESPEAREAN SONNETThe sonnets also comments about
gender roles, political issues and makes fun of love
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