ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -A sonnet is a formal poem with a fixed structure. It is 14 lines long and each line contains 10 syllables. Sonnet lines are in iambic pentameter which means the line has 10 syllables in 5 pairs. In each of these pairs the emphasis is on the second syllable like a heartbeat.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shakespeare’s sonnets are written predominantly in a meter called iambic pentameter, a rhyme scheme in which each sonnet line consists of ten syllables.

Detailed explanation-3: -Structure & Rhyme Scheme: 14 line poem and is written in iambic pentameter. Each line has 10 syllables and has a specific rhyme scheme. Shakespearean Sonnets: Include a turn or “volta” which is a moment in the poem where the theme or the tone changes in a surprising way. Read the poem.

Detailed explanation-4: -Every line of your sonnet must have five feet (so 10 syllables). Pentameter means five and iambic pentameter simply means five feet. Shakespeare uses iambic pentameter, not only in the sonnets but also throughout his plays. Count the feet – there are five.

Detailed explanation-5: -A sonnet is a poem with fourteen lines that follows a strict rhyme scheme (abab cdcd efef gg) and specific structure. Each line contains ten syllables, and is written in iambic pentameter in which a pattern of a non-emphasized syllable followed by an emphasized syllable is repeated five times.