Is this a correctly written Sonnet?

Question

There are different types on sonnets, right? Petrarchan and Shakespearean..etc. Well I had to choose one. It's Shakespeare.

I saw him long ago
He had then attempted to present himself a man
But I could see he didn't know;
To think that I was once a fan
Gave me a sense of curiousity within
Soon I realized he had to leave
All the while, I hope my kin,
Will soon make me believe
he is completely developed and mature;
Showing that a man is what he had intended to be
This will happen someday though I'm sure
In the end we'll see
A natural born young,
And a man is what he has become.

~*~ This is about my job-quitting/slacking, thinks he's a man brother, joining the army, growing into a man...

And, I was wondering if it is correctly written, I haven't been at school(sick) and I didn't get all of the sheets needed. Thanks! and, if there are any tips, please help me! I only did this in 30 min...so it's not great.

thank you, but trust me, I can't go with those specifics, It's too complicated, i only had one day to do it, and im not an excellent writer. We don't have all the extra, but thank you so much!! both!

Answer 1

really great, i know i could barely do that..well as long as it doesn't have to be exactly like a shakespeare writing, then you did great!, well to me!..I understand that, my sister was like that, until she got pregnant, well that isn't such a good example, but you have to care for a baby before yourself....

Answer 2

You got the rhyme scheme correct, but to be considered a Shakespearean sonnet, it technically should be in iambic pentameter, with each rhyming word landing on the fifth beat.

Answer 3

Yeah, its correct as for as rhyming goes, but if you want to write a real sonnet each line in your poem has to have 10 syllables. Iambic pentameter, you know? That's how all of Shakespeare poems are written.

Answer 4

Very good. You've met all the criteria.