Sonnets

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Sonnets

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How to Understand Shakespeare

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What is a sonnet?

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A sonnet is a poem composed of 14 lines, usually pertaining to love. 

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Shakespeare  writes in  Iambic Pentameter.

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He follows an ABAB CDCD EFEF GG  rhyme scheme

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Iambic Pentameter is when every line has 10 syllables, and every second syllable is stressed. 

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...and here

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Shakespeare uses the same form in all of his sonnets. This is what gives his sonnets a "sing song" vibe when  they are retold. 

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Thank you