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What is a sonnet? Give an example of one.
English (or Shakespearean) sonnets are lyric poems that are 14 lines long falling into three coordinate quatrains and a concluding couplet. Italian (or Petrarchan) sonnets are divided into two quatrains and a six-line sestet.
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day by Shakespeare
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day by Shakespeare
Tags: poetry, Shakespeare, sonnet
Source: http://poeticterminology.net/42-sonnets.htm
Source: http://poeticterminology.net/42-sonnets.htm
