Tinker Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Explore the Craft of Writing PoetryItalian VerseSonnet Comparison Chart The Sonnet, Italian sonnetto or Occitan sonet both meaning "little song" or "little sound" is a lyrical meditation. It is a verse form of which some variation can be found in almost all Western cultures and even a few Asian cultures. The sonnet often offers a conflict or question, and then works on a solution or answer, all within fourteen lines. There are two dominant sonnet forms, the Petrarchan or Italian Sonnet and the English or Shakespearean Sonnet. The other sonnet forms seem to be either variations of these or less known predecessors. There are even forms that call themselves sonnets but might not be true sonnets, usually because of lack of pivot or number of lines. The origin of the sonnet is said to have some uncertainty, though many believe it was born in the south of France or northern Italy, created by the troubadours who sang for the courts. The earliest "true" sonnet is credited to Giacomo da Lentini of the Sicilian court of Frederick II (1197-1250). Sonnet 43 from Songs of the Portugese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of Being and ideal Grace. I love thee to the level of everyday's Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light. I love thee freely, as men strive for Right; I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise. I love thee with the passion put to use In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith. I love thee with a love I seemed to lose With my lost saints!---I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life!---and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death. All sonnets should include these elements: a lyrical meditation. The sonnet should sing. usually composed with themes of love, spirituality, nature, sorrow or celebration. a quatorzain , (a poem in 14 lines). metric. In English, the sonnet is primarily written in iambic pentameter. rhymed. The rhyme scheme is one of the features that identify the individual sonnets. (The Unrhymed and Blank sonnets by name deliberately lack rhyme which technically would be a nonce unrhymed scheme.) See the Sonnet Comparison Chart. written with question-answer or conflict-resolution structure. composed with a turn or change in tone. It is the positioning of this pivot or volta that is also a defining feature of sonnet. Included in this section are the Sonnet Forms in approximate chronological order. 1. Sicilian Sonnet 2. Petrarchan or Italian Sonnet 3. Wyatt/Surrey Sonnet 4. Spenserian Sonnet 5. Shakespearean Sonnet 6. Alternating Sonnet 7. Blank Verse Sonnet 8. Caudate or Tailed Sonnet 9. Curtal or Curtailed Sonnet 10. Crown of Sonnets 11. Terza Rima or Diaspora Sonnet 12. Cornish Sonnet 13. Redondillia, or Napoleonic or Sardine Sonnet 14. French Sonnet 15. Bowlesian or Australian Sonnet 16. Beymorilin Sonnet 17. Wordsworth Sonnet 18. Blues Sonnet 19. Rainis Sonnet It is about here that I lose track of what came next. 20. Couplet Sonnet 21. Onegin Stanza or Pushkin Sonnet 22. The Heroic Sonnet 23. The Double Sonnet 24. Chained Sonnet 25. Alfred Dorn sonnet 26. Envelope Sonnet 27. Scupham Sonnet 28. Shadow Sonnet 29. Jeffrey's Sonnet 30. Arabian Sonnet 31. Kyrielle Sonnet 32. Asean Sonnet 33. Chandler Sonnet 34. Echo Sonnet 35. Signature Sonnet Outside Articles on the Sonnet The Sonnet at Poet's Garret a brief but comprehensive history of the sonnet.Art of the SonnetThe SonnetBasic Sonnet Forms ~~ © ~~ 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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