A Sonnet is a poem consisting of 14 lines, usually done in (iambic pentameter) it does have a particular rhyming scheme.
Examples of a rhyming scheme:
#1) abab cdcd efef gg
#2) abba cddc effe gg
#3) abba abba cdcd cd
A Shakespearean (English) sonnet has three quatrains and a couplet, and rhymes abab cdcd efef gg.
An Italian sonnet is composed of an octave, rhyming abbaabba, and a sestet, rhyming cdecde or cdcdcd, or in some variant pattern, but with no closing couplet.
Usually, English and Italian Sonnets have 10 syllables per line, but Italian Sonnets can also have
11 syllables per line.
French sonnets follow in this same pattern, but normally have 12 syllables per line.
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O queen of darkness, O empress of thought.
O poetess, temptress; that men have sought.17 lines, 11 comments, on Apr 22 8:32 PM 2007
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Sonnet (Lannet - contemporary,non-rhyming)
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Dual Rein - AE’Swap Sonnet
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I am Death / Sonnet
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My Georgia Peach, Lanes' Place / Trijan Refrain - Sonnet
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Psalm 23 / English Sonnet
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America Sings / English Sonnet
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Poet to Poet / Petrarchan Sonnet
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Spirit to Spirit / Shadow Sonnet
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Return the Princess / English Sonnet
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Strength and Pride / Sonnet
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Shakespearean sonnet
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Mystery Woman / English Sonnet
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English sonnet17 lines, 24 comments, on Oct 22 8:04 AM 2007. In Contemporary, sonnet -
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Shakespearian sonnet17 lines, 20 comments, on Nov 4 8:29 AM 2007. In Spiritual, Shakespearian sonnet
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Pantoum with an imbedded Acrostic Sonnet
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19 lines, 13 comments, on Dec 27 10:39 PM 2007
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17 lines, 12 comments, on Jan 3 12:09 PM 2008. In Fantasy
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17 lines, 20 comments, on Jan 7 9:50 AM 2008. In Love
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17 lines, 14 comments, on Feb 12 11:38 AM 2008. In Spiritual, dedication
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21 lines, 17 comments, on Feb 13 1:01 PM 2008. In Love
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19 lines, 9 comments, on Feb 29 11:42 AM 2008. In Thoughts
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19 lines, 22 comments, on Apr 16 2:55 AM 2008. In Dark
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14 lines, 20 comments, on Jul 10 1:33 PM 2008. In Fantasy, dedication
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18 lines, 14 comments, on Aug 3 11:40 AM 2008. In Fantasy
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15 lines, 13 comments, on Aug 26 11:10 PM 2008. In Dark
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17 lines, 12 comments, on Sep 18 1:26 PM 2008. In Fantasy
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17 lines, 13 comments, on Oct 28 8:56 AM 2008. In Spiritual
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14 lines, 20 comments, on Nov 5 9:03 AM 2008. In Contemporary
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21 lines, 13 comments, on Nov 6 8:56 AM 2008. In Fantasy
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Eusebius is correct. Sonnets are addictive. You're suffering a great malady.
At least Saber doesn't edit yours like Blaze edit's mine: many a sonnet's been shredded by his teeth! I've read more, unfortunately, than I've commented on. I'll be more talkative tomorrow! I'm impressed. It's a powerful "addiction!". -
Back to check if I have it right again

