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Published on 31 March 2023
Introduction to the form behind Shakespearean sonnets.
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Whitley Williams
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- Sonnets
- 00:01
- How to Understand Shakespeare
- 00:12
- What is a sonnet?
- 00:12
- A sonnet is a poem composed of 14 lines, usually pertaining to love.
- 00:26
- Shakespeare writes in Iambic Pentameter.
- 00:28
- He follows an ABAB CDCD EFEF GG rhyme scheme
- 00:38
- Iambic Pentameter is when every line has 10 syllables, and every second syllable is stressed.
- 00:50
- ...and here
- 00:50
- Shakespeare uses the same form in all of his sonnets. This is what gives his sonnets a "sing song" vibe when they are retold.
- 00:51
- Thank you