The rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet is A. abab cdcd efef gg
Here is an example of a Shakespearean sonnet. It is SONNET II by William Shakespeare
<span><em>When forty winters shall besiege thy brow, - A</em> <em>And dig deep trenches in thy beauty's field, - B</em> <em>Thy youth's proud livery so gazed on now, - A</em> <em>Will be a totter'd weed of small worth held: - B</em> <em>Then being asked, where all thy beauty lies, - C</em> <em>Where all the treasure of thy lusty days; - D</em> <em>To say, within thine own deep sunken eyes, - C</em> <em>Were an all-eating shame, and thriftless praise. - D</em> <em>How much more praise deserv'd thy beauty's use,- E</em> <em>If thou couldst answer 'This fair child of mine - F</em> <em>Shall sum my count, and make my old excuse,' - E</em> <em>Proving his beauty by succession thine! - F</em> <em>This were to be new made when thou art old, - G</em> <em>And see thy blood warm when thou feel'st it cold. - G</em> </span>
