The Sonneta poem of rhyme and meter

• The word “sonnet is Italian for “song” or “little sound.”•All sonnets must have 14

lines.•All sonnets must be written

in Iambic Pentameter.

The TurnSonnets should contain a “turn” which

causes the reader to think about the subject of the poem differently.

By the end of a sonnet, you should see the subject (love, death, aging, etc.) in a different light.

Two Types of Sonnets:1)English (Shakespearean) Sonnet has a rhyme scheme of ABAB

CDCD EFEF GG the last 2 lines (GG) are called

a rhymed couplet The TURN comes at the

couplet

2) Petrarchan (Italian) Sonnet Has an octave (8 lines) with a

rhyme scheme of ABBA ABBA and a sestet (6 lines) with a rhyme scheme of CDC CDC or CDE CDE.

The turn should happen after the octave.