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An example of a line of iambic pentameter is “Shall I / comPARE/ thee TO / a SUM / mer's DAY?” (from Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18”).So a line of iambic pentameter is a line of five iambic feet, resulting in a 10-syllable rhythm of ta-TUM ta-TUM ta-TUM ta-TUM ta-TUM.The word “hel-LO” is an example of an iambic foot. “Iambic” means that each foot is an “iamb.” Iambs are comprised of an unstressed, followed by a stressed syllable, resulting in a “ta-TUM” rhythm.“Pentameter” derives from the Greek word pente (meaning five), and thus has five poetic "feet." Each foot is a unit of two syllables thus, there are ten syllables in a line of pentameter.So, following this pattern of alternating rhymes, we find that the last words of the first and third lines must rhyme the second and fourth the fifth and seventh the sixth and eighth and so on, ending in a final rhyming couplet.(These letters represent the sound that appears at the end of each line.).The Shakespearean sonnet is a good place to start if you’re a novice sonneteer because it has the most regular and straightforward rhyme scheme and structure.
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SONNET EXAMPLES BY STUDENTS HOW TO
This article will explain how to stay true to the spirit of the Shakespearean form. Though as a general rule, the sonnet is defined as having 14 lines and an iambic pentameter meter, there's a significant difference between the two most common forms of the sonnet: the Shakespearean (aka English) and Petrarchan (aka Italian) sonnets. How to Guide: Writing a Sonnet How to Write a Shakespearean Sonnet