Sonnet

If you are asking about an Elizabethan sonnet, it has 3 quatrains (ababcdcdefef) and a rhyming couplet (gg). If you are talking about a Petrarchan sonnet, the first section is called an octave (8 lines interrhymed--abbaabba) and the second section is called a sestet (six lines interrhymed--cdecde).

the line before that reads "though rosy lips and cheeks" A sickle is a sharp blade used for cutting corn, and therfore the bending sickle is an image of the appearance being warn down as time prpgresses. The "C" sound in the alliteration Compass Come reinforces this harsh sound of the cutting, and deterioration of good looks.

In heart and soul, our bond forever strong, Through joy and sorrow, we'll journey along.

The sonnet belongs to the family of lyric poetry. It is a 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and meter, traditionally expressing feelings, emotions, or thoughts.

The last two lines of a Shakespearean sonnet are called a couplet. They are the only adjacent lines which rhyme with each other, the others rhyming alternately. In a Petrarchan sonnet the last two lines form part of a six-line unit called a sestet

the couplet at the end contrasts in mood with the rest of the poem, upbeat then dark, which shows a contrast within women's personalities; freedom and oppression. The rhythm and rhyme of the poem flows to mimic the movement of the tent and therefore women and their ties of relationships and love.

On 1374, Francesco Petrarch was found dead on his room, with his face lying on an open book. I guess he died during his sleep.

Haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry that consists of three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern. Each haiku typically contains a season word (kigo) and a cutting word (kireji) to create a clear and concise image or emotion.

A love sonnet is a 14-line poem traditionally written in iambic pentameter that expresses romantic feelings or thoughts about love. It typically follows a specific rhyme scheme, such as ABAB CDCD EFEF GG in Shakespearean sonnets, and often explores themes of desire, longing, or admiration for a loved one.

In a standard Petrarchan sonnet the first eight lines form the octave - typically riming ABBAABBA. The next six lines form the sestet. There is more freedom of riming in the sestet, but CDECDE is a typical pattern, and most sonnetteers avoid riming the last two lines together.

Between the octave and the sestet there is usually a change in point of view, which is called the volta (Italian word for 'turn').

To give an example of how the volta works. In Keats' famous 'On first looking into Chapman's Homer' in the Octave Keats tells us what it was like for him before he had discovered Chapman's translation of the Odyssey. Then in the sestet Keats tells us what it was like reading the book for the first time.

In Sonnet 18, Shakespeare uses personification when he describes the sun as "the eye of heaven" and when he says that the sun's "gold complexion" is "dimmed." These examples give human-like qualities to the sun, making it seem more alive and powerful in the poem.

Yes, Shakespeare's sonnet 18 contains alliteration. For example, in the line "Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May," the repetition of the "d" sound in "darling buds" is an example of alliteration.

The last two lines of a sonnet typically use the rhyming form known as a rhymed couplet. This consists of two lines that rhyme with each other, providing a sense of closure and resolution to the poem.

The tone in sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare is one of admiration and praise. The speaker compares the beauty of the subject to a summer's day and highlights their eternal qualities, expressing a sense of timelessness and permanence in their love and beauty.

The official name for the line scheme in which sonnets are written is typically referred to as "sonnet form." Sonnets commonly follow a specific structure, such as the Shakespearean (or English) sonnet with three quatrains and a final couplet, or the Petrarchan (or Italian) sonnet with an octave and a sestet.

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).

The sun, her lips are not as red as coral, her breasts are not white as snow, and her hair is like black wires. Despite this, the narrator still finds his mistress rare and more valuable than these exaggerated comparisons.

First of all there is not one meaning behind a sonnet. A good sonnet has multiple layers, can be interpreted in many ways and may mean different things to different people. In the end the meaning of a sonnet cannot be found in deduction of rules, methaphors and other style elements - every line expresses what it means to say. Having said that I can give a short explanation of what the sonnet says to me. The first lines of the sonnet proclain how the object of love is not loved by the I. To me it says that this object of love cannot for the I be compaired to anything. It is loved because of who he or she is and not because of any similarity it might have with anything beautiful out there in the world. It is beautiful in itself to the I. The line about dark things speaks to me about a love that is not proclaimed by the I to the world but kept in the heart, remains in the I, in a place that cannot be seen, not be touched but does exist. Coming now to the second "couplet" in which the I speaks of a plant that never blooms but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers. I see in this a proclaimation of a love, of a beauty that might not be visable to others and is only appearent to the one who the I loves. The I might see beauty and potential where others do not. The fragrance of which the I speaks might be a methaphor for the way how its love has grown, blooms and gives of a perfume that lives within the body. Love lives within the body where none can see it. The last part of the sonnet is for me fairly straightforward. The I steps away from using the methaphor of growing, of plants and things that bloom but speaks more clearly about what this love is for the I person. The I does not know from where or when or why this love came but it is there. It is a love that is bend on loving and has no other aims, there is no pride in this love it can only love and love in this way because it knows no other way. It is a love that blurs the boundaries between the self and the other - where two people become two halves of a single entity. That is for me the "meaning" of this sonnet but I certainly don't think it is THE MEANING. That is for me the beauty in sonnets and poems.

Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.

Shakespeare's first 126 sonnets are addressed to a young man, often referred to as the Fair Youth. The poems explore themes of friendship, love, and the passage of time.

Some famous sonnets not by Shakespeare include "How Do I Love Thee?" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, "Death, be not proud" by John Donne, "On His Blindness" by John Milton, and "Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art" by John Keats.

The first suggestion is that it should be read!

It is quite short, it is a love poem, but touches on a number of aspects to human life, particularly of the sadness humans experience due to misfortune and own failings.

Here is a paraphrase, (quoted from Related Links below).

When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes,I all alone beweep my outcast stateAnd trouble deaf heaven with my bootless criesAnd look upon myself and curse my fate,Wishing me like to one more rich in hope,Featured like him, like him with friends possess'd,Desiring this man's art and that man's scope,With what I most enjoy contented least;Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising,Haply I think on thee, and then my state,Like to the lark at break of day arisingFrom sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven's gate;For thy sweet love remember'd such wealth bringsThat then I scorn to change my state with kings.-----------------------

The moral principles in this sonnet includes the avoidance of covetousness, and the nobility and supremacy of contentment.

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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.

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.

Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18" ("Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"), "Sonnet 130" ("My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun"), and Petrarch's "Sonnet 90" ("She used to let her golden hair fly free").