Sonnets are another favorite. They are fun and so easy to do.
English sonnets were introduced in the early 16th century by Wyatt and it was Surrey who gave it a rhyming meter, and a structural division into quatrains of a kind that now characterizes the typical "English" sonnet. The form consists of fourteen lines structured as three quatrains and a couplet. The third quatrain generally introduces an unexpected sharp thematic or imagistic "turn"; the volta. In Shakespeare's sonnets, however, the volta usually comes in the couplet, and usually summarizes the theme of the poem or introduces a fresh new look at the theme. With only a rare exception, the meter is iambic pentameter, although there is some accepted metrical flexibility (e.g., lines ending with an extra-syllable feminine rhyme, or a trochaic foot rather than an iamb, particularly at the beginning of a line).The usual rhyme scheme is end-rhymed a-b-a-b, c-d-c-d, e-f-e-f, g-g.
Lets just start easy and do the rhyme scheme with out thinking of the iambic pentameter stuff. We will get into the proper use of that in a while...for now lets do the sonnet on YOUR JOB... Use the rhyme scheme given above...
OURS IS...
I love my job, that's no line
I really have to say
I work in the warm sunshine
for me, it's where I play
I have no one to answer to
no deadline do I meet
If I have worries, they are few
each day I feel complete
With my loving man by my side
we work to clean a yard
all the while we can not hide
our lack of disregard
That's what I do
Now how about you???
LOL
I'm such a silly girl...
YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B
