Monday, December 15, 2008

Bonus Points


Write a 14 line sonnet in iambic pentameter with a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg
First quatrain - main theme, main metaphor
Second quatrain - theme and metaphor exteneded of complicated, often some imaginative example is given
Third quatrain - a twist or conflict often introduced by a "But"
Couplet - summarizes and leaves the reader with a new, concluding image
Sample modern day sonnets were published in the Calliope for examples

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