In the first 12/14ths of the poem.
Three quatrains and a couplet
Shakespearean sonnets have three quatrains and a couplet.
They all have the form abab.
Quatrains. Sonnets are usually dived into either eight then six lines, called an octave and sestet, or into four quatrains and a couplet. The first structure is more common in Petrachan sonnets, also known as Italian sonnets, the second in Shakespearean.
Quatrains. Sonnets are usually dived into either eight then six lines, called an octave and sestet, or into four quatrains and a couplet. The first structure is more common in Petrachan sonnets, also known as Italian sonnets, the second in Shakespearean.
There are two main types of sonnets: Petrarchan (or Italian) sonnets and Shakespearean (or English) sonnets. Petrarchan sonnets consist of an octave followed by a sestet, while Shakespearean sonnets consist of three quatrains and a final rhyming couplet.
They all have the form abab.
The most common sonnet forms are the Petrarchan (or Italian) sonnet and the Shakespearean (or English) sonnet. The Petrarchan sonnet consists of an octave followed by a sestet, while the Shakespearean sonnet is composed of three quatrains and a final rhymed couplet.
Shakespeare's sonnets differ from other sonnets in the rhyme scheme. Other sonnets have similar rhythms and all have fourteen lines. Shakespeare's are organized into three quatrains and a couplet along the lines of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
English sonnets, also known as Shakespearean sonnets, have a rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. Italian sonnets, also known as Petrarchan sonnets, have a rhyme scheme of ABBA ABBA CDE CDE. English sonnets typically consist of three quatrains followed by a rhyming couplet, while Italian sonnets consist of an octave followed by a sestet.
Quatrains
One characteristic that is NOT shared between Italian and Shakespearean sonnets is the type of rhyme scheme they follow. Italian sonnets typically follow an ABBA ABBA CDC DCD rhyme scheme, while Shakespearean sonnets follow an ABAB CDCD EFEF GG rhyme scheme.