Tinker Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Explore the Craft of Writing PoetryThe SonnetSonnet Comparison Chart The Alfred Dorn sonnet is a verse form created for a "Formalist" sonnet contest running since 1980. The contest rules required the applicants to create a new sonnet form. The winning sonnet form is named for the poet who created it, in this case, American poet, Alfred Dorn. The elements of the Alfred Dorn Sonnet are: the quatorzain is made up of an Italian Sestet and a Sicilian Sestet bridged by a rhymed couplet. metered, iambic pentameter. rhymed, abcabc dd aeaeae (note "a" is a linking rhyme between the 2 sestets) Obsession by Tamara Beryl Latham ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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