03-07-2018, 09:25 AM
1. Form: The English Sonnet.......about the sea, river, lake or pond, just as long as it's wet. Oh and please see Leanne's guide to doing one below and good luck, ps don't whimp out.
There are many different forms of sonnets and none of them are difficult to write if you follow the basic rules:
It must be lyrical -- rhyme and meter should be regular and unforced, so that if you wanted to, you could sing it (that's what sonnet means, "little song")
There should be two parts to a sonnet -- an introduction to a problem or situation set-up and a resolution or concluding summary
A sonnet is not a narrative. It is a lyric poem, often used to explore love or philosophy, but could be any theme you choose.
The sonnet form that most people are familiar with is the English or Elizabethan sonnet, which we tend to label as the Shakespearean sonnet -- he wasn't the first to use this form but he was the most prolific. It consists of fourteen lines written in iambic pentameter (see the Basic Meter thread if you're not sure what that is). The rhyme scheme is very simple:
a
b
a
b
c
d
c
d
e
f
e
f
g
g
Lines 13 & 14 form a rhyming couplet that sums up, concludes or "answers" the rest of the poem. It works much the same as the sestet in an Italian sonnet.
2. Prompt: The delivery, write a poem on subject of delivery in any shape or size angle or twist you want to.
There are many different forms of sonnets and none of them are difficult to write if you follow the basic rules:
It must be lyrical -- rhyme and meter should be regular and unforced, so that if you wanted to, you could sing it (that's what sonnet means, "little song")
There should be two parts to a sonnet -- an introduction to a problem or situation set-up and a resolution or concluding summary
A sonnet is not a narrative. It is a lyric poem, often used to explore love or philosophy, but could be any theme you choose.
The sonnet form that most people are familiar with is the English or Elizabethan sonnet, which we tend to label as the Shakespearean sonnet -- he wasn't the first to use this form but he was the most prolific. It consists of fourteen lines written in iambic pentameter (see the Basic Meter thread if you're not sure what that is). The rhyme scheme is very simple:
a
b
a
b
c
d
c
d
e
f
e
f
g
g
Lines 13 & 14 form a rhyming couplet that sums up, concludes or "answers" the rest of the poem. It works much the same as the sestet in an Italian sonnet.
2. Prompt: The delivery, write a poem on subject of delivery in any shape or size angle or twist you want to.
If your undies fer you've been smoking through em, don't peg em out