A sonnet.
A Sonnet is a poem with a fixed rhyme scheme and definite meter, typically iambic pentameter. It consists of 14 lines divided into an octave (first 8 lines) and a sestet (last 6 lines). There are various types of sonnets, including the Shakespearean (or English) sonnet and the Petrarchan (or Italian) sonnet.
Petrarchan sonnet
The traditional rhyme scheme of an octave is ABBAABBA.
A sonnet is a 14-line poem that typically follows a specific rhyme scheme and meter. It is divided into two parts: an octave (eight lines) and a sestet (six lines). The octave usually presents a theme or problem, while the sestet provides resolution or a conclusion.
octave
An octave poem is a form of poetry with eight lines following a specific rhyme scheme. An example of an octave poem is the ottava rima, which consists of eight lines with an ABABABCC rhyme scheme. Another example is the Petrarchan octave, commonly found in sonnets, with the rhyme scheme ABBAABBA.
The Italian sonnet is divided into an octave, which is eight lines, and a sestet, which is six lines. The English sonnet is divided into three quatrains, in other words, twelve lines, and a couplet. The rhyme scheme for the Italian sonnet is a-b-b-a, a-b-b-a for the octave and either c-d-e-c-d-e, or c-d-c-d-c-d. The Italian sonnet is divided into two parts. The rhyme scheme for the English sonnet is a-b-a-b, c-d-c-d, e-f-e-f, g-g.
Sonnet 333 is a Petrarchan (Italian) sonnet, which typically consists of an octave followed by a sestet, with a specific rhyme scheme of ABBAABBA for the octave and either CDCDCD or CDECDE for the sestet.
The rhyme scheme of "To Hélène" by Ronsard is ABABCCDDEEFF. This sonnet follows a Petrarchan (or Italian) structure, with the octave (first 8 lines) having a different rhyme scheme from the sestet (last 6 lines).
A sonnet typically consists of 14 lines of verse. It is divided into two parts: an octave (8 lines) followed by a sestet (6 lines). The most common form is the Shakespearean or English sonnet, which has a rhyme scheme of ABABCDCDEFEFGG.
Rhyme scheme can have a definite effect on the theme of a poem. Specifically, the rhyme scheme can divide up the poem in such a way that it emphasizes themes such as happiness, longing, or loss.
"On His Having Arrived at the Age of Twenty-three" is a Petrarchan sonnet, which consists of fourteen lines and a specific rhyme scheme. This type of sonnet is traditionally divided into two parts: an octave followed by a sestet.
Sonnet 75 by Edmund Spenser follows an ABABCC rhyme scheme in its octave (first eight lines) and a CDECE rhyme scheme in its sestet (last six lines).