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Thursday, November 8, 2012

Sonnet Analysis ( part 1) 

Sonnet Characteristics


- 14 lines. All sonnets have 14 lines which can be broken down into four sections called quatrains.

- A strict rhyme scheme. The rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet is ABAB / CDCD / EFEF / GG (note the four distinct sections in the rhyme scheme).

- Written in iambic Pentameter. Sonnets are written in iambic pentameter, a poetic meter with 10 beats per line made up of alternating unstressed and stressed syllables.


- A sonnet can be broken down into four sections called quatrains. The first three quatrains contain four lines each and use an alternating rhyme scheme. The final quatrain consists of just two lines which both rhyme.


1) Each quatrain should progress the poem as follows:
First quatrain: This should establish the subject of the sonnet.
Number of lines: 4. Rhyme Scheme: ABAB

2) Second quatrain: This should develop the sonnet’s theme.
Number of lines: 4. Rhyme Scheme: CDCD

3) Third quatrain: This should round off the sonnet’s theme.
Number of lines: 4. Rhyme Scheme: EFEF

4) Fourth quatrain: This should act as a conclusion to the sonnet.
Number of lines: 2. Rhyme Scheme: GG
Big Question ? ? 

It is saddening seeing someone not appreciate their culture and where the ancestors come from. Why do some people just push all that aside, in order to "fit in" with society? Why not take pride in where you come form and show society itself to love their heritage?
After all...this place we call earth is full of diversity, why not Love ourselves first before we can love others...