Scorn not the Sonnet

A sonnet is a 14 line poem. It has a set rhyme scheme, it generally is written in iambic pentameter. Five metric feet or ten syllables alternating between stressed and unstressed syllables. Iamb mimics natural speech.

Shakespearean Sonnet
A
B
A
B
C
D
C
D
E
F
E
F
G--\These two lines called a couplet.
G--/They hold the resolution of the
conflict in the sonnet.

Petrarchan Sonnet
A
B
B
A
A
B
B
A
C
D
E
C
D
E

The sonnet has two parts, the problem and its resolution.
A twist in the plot of the sonnet is know as a "volta".

To write a sonnet you need a dictionary, thesarus, pencil, paper, box of chocolates, roses, a bottle of red wine, (age permitting) and of course a picture of the person or thing you want to write about.

Carpe Diem-Sieze the day. The day comes and goes, you must learn to grab the bull by the horns and say "listen here bull" as you shake his head to and fro to emphasize your speech. Thats what it means to me anyhow.

Greg and Medina will memorize Sonnet 73 and find a person of their choosing to recite it to.


Synesthesia-A condition in which one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another, as when the hearing of a sound produces the visualization of a color.