Explore the Craft of Writing Poetry The Sonnet Sonnet Comparison Chart English Verse
Miltonic Sonnet converts the traditional Petrarchan sonnet form by the use of enjambment. This 17th century form was created by English poet, John Milton. Milton also took the sonnet out of the category of "love poems" and brought it into the world of politics and social issues.
The elements of the Miltonic Sonnet are:
a quatorzain, enjambment is used to tighten the sonnet, leaving the 14 lines unbroken by stanzas.
metered, iambic pentameter
rhymed, uses the Petrarchan rhyme scheme