Sonnet(s)

I couldn't find the notes for sonnets anywhere, so here they are. I hope you don't mind me stealing the thunder/ blog points from whoever was supposed to do this. I did the best I could to make it understandable, so be aware.

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-The Sonnet was commonly used in the 1300's-1500's in the English Renaissance (like Shakespeare).

-They were originally from the poet Petrarch, so the Italian version was called Petrarchan. There are also the Spenserian and the Shakespearean/Elizabethan (English Renn.).

-They are 14 lines long
-10 syllables of of Iambic Pentameter (unstressed/stressed/ect...)
-Rhyme Scheme
-Italian [each line] (abba/abba)*Turn* after 1st 8 lines [refer to bottom]then the last 6 lines are a variable of any combination of 3 rhyme schemes (ie:decedc)
-Shakespearean (abab/cdcd)*Turn*(efef/[possible turn]gg)

-Combination of four lines (ie:abab) =Quatrain (the development of the sonnet)
-Combination of two lines (ie:gg) =Couplet (conclusion of the sonnet)

Breaking Down a Sonnet:
#1: Find Rhyme Rhythm
#2: Look at the Line Structure
#3: Scansion
#4: Is there a *Turn*? (9 or 13 lines in?)

***Turn***= The change in direction in the argument. Indicated by:"So, But, Yet..."

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Feel free to add/clarify anything, or u can ask me questions in the comments section and i will try to answer them to the best of my ability (free blog points ;)_)

-Mike Singh