By Evan Mantyk, president of the Society of Classical Poets and a high school English teacher in Upstate New York.
A Quick Sonnet Guide.
A traditional sonnet should have…
14 lines.
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Rhyming. The most common is the Shakespearean rhyme scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. These 14 letters represent the sonnet’s 14 lines and the same…
