Sonnet
A poem of 14 lines with 10 syllables in each line. A good example of renaissance humanism.
Itallian Sonnet
A sonnet that contains an octave and a sestet.
Octave
Eight lines rhyming ABBAABBA
Sestet
Six lines rhyming CDEDCE or CDCCDC
English Sonnet
A sonet containing three quatrains and a concluding couplet (gemel)
Quatrain
section of four lines. AKA staves. ABAB, CDCD, EFEF,
Couplet
Two rhyming lines after the tun in a sonnet. AKA gemel. GG
Things to look for
Rhyme Cluster, Symbols and Metaphors, Breaking form to create meaning,
