![]() ![]() If your students remixed a Christmas poem to fit Thanksgiving, they should be somewhat familiar with these concepts. Pentameter means five groups and iambic refers to the pattern of unstressed/stressed. ![]() This pattern is known as iambic pentameter. Here’s the opening line from Sonnet 18, with stresses emphasized: da Syllables follow an unstressed/stressed pattern (daDUM) beginning with an unstressed syllable.On top of this, each line follows its own rules: This reinforces the idea that “ structure leads to creativity.” The RulesĪ Shakespearean Sonnet has fourteen lines organized into four groups:Įach quatrain follows an alternating rhyme scheme and the couplet rhymes with itself. Students are amazed that he not only followed such strict rules, but that he invented the rules. What really fascinates me about Shakespearean Sonnets is their incredibly structured rules. This collection of rather personal poetry is intriguing, since it was not intended for public reading like his plays were. Although I love exposing students to Shakespeare’s plays, his sonnets have a special place in my heart. ![]()
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