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A sonnet is a form of poetry that originated in Europe.

The term "sonnet" derives only from the Occitan word sonet and the Italian word sonetto, both meaning "little song" or "little sound".

Traditionally sonnets were used to show requited love.

What is a sonnet?

A sonnet has 14 lines 3 quatrains – (4 line verses – usually ABAB

or AAB) 1 couplet – 2 line rhyme, usually the theme Written in iambic pentameter

What makes a sonnet?

Two households, both alike in dignity,In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.From forth the fatal loins of these two foesA pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;Whole misadventured piteous overthrowsDo with their death bury their parents' strife.The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,And the continuance of their parents' rage,Which, but their children's end, nought could remove,Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;The which if you with patient ears attend,What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend

Romeo and Juliet’s prologue is a sonnet.

Two households, both alike in dignity,In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.

From forth the fatal loins of these two foesA pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;Whole misadventured piteous overthrowsDo with their death bury their parents' strife.

The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,And the continuance of their parents' rage,Which, but their children's end, nought could remove,Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;

The which if you with patient ears attend,What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend

Quatrains and couplet

Quatrain

Quatrain

Quatrain

Couplet

Two households, both alike in dignity, AIn fair Verona, where we lay our scene, BFrom ancient grudge break to new mutiny, AWhere civil blood makes civil hands unclean. B

From forth the fatal loins of these two foes CA pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life; DWhole misadventured piteous overthrows CDo with their death bury their parents' strife. D

The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love, EAnd the continuance of their parents' rage, FWhich, but their children's end, nought could remove, EIs now the two hours' traffic of our stage; F

The which if you with patient ears attend, GWhat here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend G

Rhyme scheme

two HOUSEholds, BOTH aLIKE in DIGniTY,in FAIR veRONa, WHERE we LAY our SCENE,from ANcient GRUDGE break TO new MUtiNY,where CIvil BLOOD makes CIvil HANDS unCLEAN.

From FORTH the FATal LOINS of THESE two FOESa pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;Whole MISadVENtured PITeous OverTHROWsdo WITH their DEATH buRY their PARents' STRIFE.

the FEARful PASSage OF their DEATH-mark’d LOVE,and THE conTINuance OF their PARents' RAGE,which, BUT their CHILdren's END, nought COULD reMOVE,is NOW the TWO hours' TRAFFic OF our STAGE;

the WHICH if YOU with PAtient EARS aTTEND,what HERE shall MISS, our TOIL shall STRIVE to MEND

Iamb is an unstressed yllable and a stressed syllable◦ Unstressed syllable + stressed syllable = 2

syllables E.g. parade, today, ahead, allow

Pentameter means we are going to have 5 iambs

5(2 iambs) = 10 syllables

Iambic pentaneter

ROMEO

If I profane with my unworthiest handThis holy shrine, the gentle fine is this:My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready standTo smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.

JULIET

Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much,Which mannerly devotion shows in this;For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch,And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss.

ROMEO

Have not saints lips and holy palmers too?

JULIET

Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer.

ROMEO

O, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do;They pray, grant thou, lest faith turn to despair.

JULIET

Saints do not move, though grant for prayers' sake.

ROMEO

Then move not, while my prayer's effect I take.Thus from my lips, by yours, my sin is purged.

JULIET

Then have my lips the sin that they have took.

ROMEO

Sin from thy lips? O trespass sweetly urged!Give me my sin again.

JULIET

You kiss by the book.