Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 9 AIL 0808 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Shakespearean Sonnet
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The idea
The glossary defines the Shakespearean sonnet by its scheme: A B A B C D C D E F E F, then G G. Three quatrains, each with its own rhymes, and a closing pair. Twelve lines of development, then two of summation.
In practice
Three quatrains and a pair.
Where people slip
A different offer from eight and six.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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