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What is slant sonnet?

Updated: 3/22/2024
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11y ago

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A slant sonnet is not an actual sonnet, but a rhyme scheme of a sonnet.

A rhyme scheme for a Shakespearean Sonnet is ABABCDCDEFEFGG.

This means that every other line (ABAB) will rhyme.

A slant rhyme though deviates from this slightly. While you are still rhyming, the sounds of the two rhyming words may sound different.

Ex from Shakespere's Sonnet 18: "Thou art more lovely and more temperate: / And summer's lease has all too short a date:"

The words Temperate and Date rhyme, but you can tell that they don't rhyme 100%.

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A slant Sonnet is a variation of a traditional sonnet that does not strictly adhere to the typical rhyme scheme or structure. It may include deviations in rhyme scheme, meter, or line length, allowing for more freedom and creativity in its composition.

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