Here are the rules: It must consist of 14 lines. It must be written in iambic pentameter (duh-DUH-duh-DUH-duh-DUH-duh-DUH-duh-DUH). It must be written in one of various standard rhyme schemes.
If you're writing the most familiar kind of Sonnet, the Shakespearean, the rhyme scheme is this:
A
B
A
B
C
D
C
D
E
F
E
F
G
G
Every A rhymes with every A, every B rhymes with every B, and so forth. You'll notice this type of sonnet consists of three quatrains (that is, four consecutive lines of verse that make up a stanza or division of lines in a poem) and one couplet (two consecutive rhyming lines of verse).
No, it does not, though usually there is a pattern of two or more lines rhyming with each other. But usually not all 14 lines have the same rhyme sound.
Sonnet 292 follows the typical rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean (English) sonnet, which is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. Each letter represents a different rhyme sound, with each quatrain (four-line stanza) following the ABAB rhyme scheme and the final couplet having a GG rhyme.
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A sonnet with 10 syllables in each line is typically referred to as a decasyllabic sonnet. It is a specific form of the sonnet that follows a strict meter and rhyme scheme.
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A sonnet is a type of poem that typically consists of 14 lines, usually written in iambic pentameter. There are different forms of sonnets, such as the Shakespearean sonnet or the Petrarchan sonnet, each with its own rhyme scheme. Sonnets often explore themes of love, beauty, nature, or personal emotions.
shakespearean sonnet
rhyme(apex)
All the lines rhyme with some other line.
A Shakespearean Sonnet is a 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter and with a rhyme scheme of ababcdcdefefgg.
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%.
A rhyming couplet, or two-line stanza, is used at the end of a Shakespearean sonnet. A rhyming sestet, or six-line stanza, ends a Petrarchan sonnet.