SONNET
A sonnet has 14 lines of 10 syllables each. It is usually written in iambic pentameter. There are 2 parts to a sonnet, 3 quatrains and one ending couplet.
The subject of a sonnet explores something of particular interest to the poet. Shakespeare Example
| Lines | Content | Rhyming Pattern |
| 1 | It was silent on our street-late at night | a |
| 2 | My folks in nightclothes hovered at the door | b |
| 3 | This was the reason for another fight | a |
| 4 | I knew by heart the pain that was in store. | b |
| 1 | Now once again they said, "You didn't call!" | c |
| 2 | We argued while my father paced the room | d |
| 3 | I told them I forgot-that says it all! | c |
| 4 | For them it was the painful voice of gloom. | d |
| 1 | You could be hurt-you gave us quite a scare!" | e |
| 2 | I never meant to give them so much grief | f |
| 3 | These endless battles fill me with despair | e |
| 4 | I've heard it all before-I need relief | f |
| 1 | They say when I am grown that I will see. | g |
| 2 | I know for sure we never will agree! | g |