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Mar 16, 2023 at 5:07pm
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Form of the week: English/Shakespearean Sonnet
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The English, also called Shakespearean, Sonnet is only one of many variations. This particular form is organized in three quatrains followed by a couplet, written in iambic pentameter with a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg, as described and demonstrated in the following links:

https://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/topic/1046-shakespearean-sonnet-english-sonnet-...

http://www.shakespeare-online.com/sonnets/sonnetstyle.html

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Form of the week: English/Shakespearean Sonnet · 03-16-23 5:07pm
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