2007-11-13 02:05:33 · 5 answers · asked by anthony r 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Poetry
usually iambic pentametor
2007-11-13 02:08:22 · answer #1 · answered by Andria W 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The rhyme scheme for a Shakespearean (also called an "English") sonnet is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. As mentioned before, there are three quatrains (four-line stanzas) and a concluding rhyming couplet.
"Iambic pentameter" refers to the meter, NOT to the rhyme scheme. This means that each line contains five pairs of syllabic units, and the second syllable in each unit is accented (for example, the word "deSIRE" is one iamb). Note that this has nothing to do with the pattern of rhyming words. So if your instructor asks for the rhyme scheme and you say "iambic pentameter," you will be wrong.
2007-11-13 10:35:19 · answer #2 · answered by truefirstedition 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The English sonnet was developed by Shakespeare. The rhyme scheme is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG or iambic pentameter..
http://members.tripod.com/~charleswolff/ROTS/r1.html
2007-11-13 10:12:10 · answer #3 · answered by Beckers 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Shakespearean Sonnet consists of three quatrains , followed by a couplet at the end . The rhyme scheme is as "Beckers" has said it is .
2007-11-13 10:26:54 · answer #4 · answered by yjnt 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
All the sonnets abab/cdcd/efef/gg/
EXCEPT Sonnet 99 which has 15 lines.
2007-11-14 08:48:47 · answer #5 · answered by ari-pup 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋