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The sonnet - Coggle Diagram
The sonnet
Themes
Love (pure and idealised)
Faith
Art (England)
Beauty
English sonnet
14 lines (iambic pentameter)
four sections: three quatrains and a final couplet
Rhyme schemes: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Use of oxymora and conceits
Use of paradoxes
History
Invented by the Italian Giacomo da Lentini in 13th century
Experimented and refined by Dante and Petrarca (13th and 14th century)
Introduced into England by Sir Wyatt and the Earl of Surrey (16th century)
Italian sonnet
14 lines (iambic pentameter)
two sections: an octave and a sestet
Rhyme schemes: ABBA ABBA and CDC DCD or CDE CDE
Turning point or volta at the end of the eighth line
IAMBIC PENTAMETER
Iambic: unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
Pentameter: 5 groups (feet) of two syllables.