Sonnets Flashcards

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Sonnet lines

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10 syllables in length

Each other syllables is stressed

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Sonnet

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A 14 lined poem that states a poet’s personal feelings.

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Shakespearean sonnet

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Three quatrains and a rhyming couplet at the end
Rhyme scheme:
abab
cbcb
efef
gg
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Shakespeare’s sonnets

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Written between 1592-1596

Published in 1609

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