Question

Write a sonnet : 14 lines ,

Answer 1

HOW TO WRITE A SONNET

-Select a subject to write your poem about (Shakespearean sonnets are traditionally grounded as love poems).

-Write your lines in iambic pentameter (duh-DUH-duh-DUH-duh-DUH-duh-DUH-duh-DUH.

-Write in one of various standard rhyme schemes (Shakespearean, Petrarchan, or Spenserian).

-Format the sonnet using 3 quatrains followed by 1 couplet.

-Compose your sonnet as an argument that builds up as it moves from one metaphor to the next.

-Ensure your poem is exactly 14 lines.