How do you start a sonnet?

Answer 1

14 lines long

Lines 1-8, the Octave, introduces a question, situation, or problem.

Lines 9-14, the Sestet, answers the question, resolves the situation or problem

The point that divides the Octave from the Sestet is the Caesura.

Iambic Pentameter

Two types:

Shakespearean/English (abab cdcd efef gg)

Petrarchan/Italian (Abbaabba cdecde)

Spenserian (abab bcbc cdcd ee)

Must have 10 syllables and 5 beats per line

Answer 2

A Shakespearean, or English, Sonnet must consist of 14 lines, each line containing ten syllables and be written in iambic pentameter, in which a pattern of an unemphasized syllable followed by an emphasized syllable is repeated five times. The rhyme scheme in a Shakespearean sonnet is a-b-a-b, c-d-c-d, e-f-e-f, g-g; the last two lines are a rhyming couplet.

Answer 3

To start a sonnet, you can first choose a specific theme or topic for your poem. Then, decide on a rhyme scheme (typically ABAB CDCD EFEF GG for a Shakespearean sonnet) and adhere to the meter (iambic pentameter). Finally, craft your opening lines to introduce the main idea or conflict of the sonnet.

Answer 4

The only detail you need know is that a sonnet is a poem made up of 14 lines.

Answer 5

think of a topic,then lengthen(or shorten) it to 10 syllables. next think of a dialogue. Just remember that it has a rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.