That means the last word of the first line rhymes with the last word of third line. The shorthand for Shakespearean rhyme scheme is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. For a great example, read the last two lines of the sonnet above out loud. Ideally, there are 5 iambs, and an iamb is simply an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. The above is Shakespeare’s most famous sonnet, but what makes it a sonnet and what makes it particularly Shakespearean?Ī Shakespearean sonnet will always have 14 lines.Įach line is written in iambic pentameter, which is a fancy way of saying 10 syllables. So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, When in eternal lines to Time thou grow’st. Nor shall death brag thou wand’rest in his shade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st, Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,Īnd every fair from fair sometime declines,īy chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimmed Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,Īnd summer’s lease hath all too short a date. At the end of this month, we will be celebrating Shakespeare Week by doing all things Shakespearean, including encouraging all of you to write a sonnet! How do you write a Shakespearean sonnet? Well, let me explain.
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