The Sonnet
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Literary Genres - Sonnet

What is a Sonnet?

A sonnet is a 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter and following a specific rhyme scheme. Learn about this genre of literature with our picture encyclopedia!




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A sonnet is a 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter and following a specific rhyme scheme. The two most common variations are known as the Petrarchan sonnet and the Shakespearean sonnet.

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  • Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate.Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summer’s lease hath all too short a date.
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  • THE SONNETA sonnet is a 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter and following a specific rhyme scheme. The two most common variations are known as the Petrarchan sonnet and the Shakespearean sonnet.