English - Literature - Poetry - Sonnets - Shakespearean and Petrarchan - Two Sonnet Forms

6 steps: (1) A SONNET = 14 lines, iambic pentameter, strict rhyme scheme. The 'ultimate' poetic form! (2) SHAKESPEAREAN (English): 3 quatrains + 1 couplet. Rhyme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. The couplet at the end delivers a twist or conclusion. (3) PETRARCHAN (Italian): Octave (8 lines, ABBAABBA) + Sestet (

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English - Literature - Poetry - Sonnets - Shakespearean and Petrarchan - Two Sonnet Forms

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6 steps: (1) A SONNET = 14 lines, iambic pentameter, strict rhyme scheme. The 'ultimate' poetic form! (2) SHAKESPEAREAN (English): 3 quatrains + 1 couplet. Rhyme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. The couplet at the end delivers a twist or conclusion. (3) PETRARCHAN (Italian): Octave (8 lines, ABBAABBA) + Sestet (

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EnglishLiterature - PoetryClass 10, IGCSE, Class 10, MYP Grade 10, Grade 10

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