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Sonnets are written in Iambic pentameter Each line of a sonnet contains 5 iambs or 10 syllables. iamb: a unit of rhythm in poetry, consisting of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable iambic pentameter: five-beat line consisting of five iambs in each line. An iambic foot is an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. The rhythm can be written as: da DUM da DUM The human heartbeat is the most common example of this rhythm. A line of iambic pentameter is five iambic feet in a row: da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM,
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SonnetWritten in a strict poetic form, the sonnet was very popular during
Shakespeare’s lifetime.
A sonnet is a 14 line poem. Each line has ten-syllables and there is a definite end rhyme scheme.
Characteristics of Sonnets
A sonnet is simply a poem written in a certain format. You can identify a sonnet if the poem has the following characteristics.
14 Lines10 syllables per lineEnd rhyme scheme
Sonnets are written in Iambic pentameter
Each line of a sonnet contains 5 iambs or 10 syllables.
iamb: a unit of rhythm in poetry, consisting of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable
iambic pentameter: five-beat line consisting of five iambs in each line.
An iambic foot is an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. The rhythm can be written as: da DUM da DUM The human heartbeat is the most common example of this rhythm.
A line of iambic pentameter is five iambic feet in a row:da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM,
Sonnets have a strict rhyme scheme.
•The rhyme scheme of a sonnet is an end rhyme scheme that follows this pattern;
ABAB, CDCD, EFEF, GG.
•end rhyme: occurs when two or more lines end in words that rhyme
A Shakespearean Sonnet (or English or Elizabethan): AB First QUATRAINAB
CD Second QUATRAINCD
EF Third QUATRAINEF
G COUPLETG
Quatrain:
Couplet: a pair of lines of poetry
a group of four lines in a poem
u s u s u s u s u s
1.My college life has left me without sleep. A2. I study every night locked in my room. B3. The loneliness doth cause my soul to weep, A4. The walls at times feel almost like a tomb. B5. My social life has vanished in the haze C6. That drifts about me when I think of love, D7. And hours doeth creep by in a blurry daze C8. With hope of romance stolen from above. D9. My health is really starting to erode. E10. I cannot walk and talk ‘cause I must pant F11. And wheeze because my bod cannot the load E12. Endure; and as to run, well I just can’t. F13. So from the doctor I must seek some help. G14. I bet he will suggest I eat some kelp. G
Example
Q 1
Q 2
Q 3
Couplet
Can you identify the rhyme scheme? Can you identify the quatrains?Label the couplet.Label the unstressed and stressed iambs in line 1. (label stressed with an “s” and unstressed with a “u”.Number each line to verify if the poem is indeed a sonnet.
Create your own sonnet.
TOTD
Answer the EQ: How does reading and writing poetry myself, help connect the genre to my life?
