Often used in love poetry Its perfect form could be seen to reflect the perfect nature of love and romance The iambic pentameter is similar to a heartbeat. A sonnet: 14 lines iambic pentameter carefully patterned rhyme scheme. I love to hear her speak, yet well I know That music hath a far more pleasing sound I grant I never saw a goddess go My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground: And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare As any she belied with false compare. I have seen roses damask'd, red and white, But no such roses see I in her cheeks And in some perfumes is there more delight Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks. Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun Coral is far more red than her lips' red If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head. she is known as ‘The Dark Lady’ Early sonnets are based on the Petrachan model (which follows a different rhyme scheme), however, the focus of the sonnet remains the same – idolising the woman and making her an ‘inspiration’. The lady spoken about in this sonnet is featured in Sonnets 127 to 154.
What is a sonnet? A sonnet is a 14 line poem which traditionally is used as a way to declare love for someone – you say brilliant things about them and tell them how much you love them! What sort of things would you put in a sonnet? Think of ways to compliment someone – did they feature in your original list of love poetry? Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets. Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare An unconventional love poem about the “Dark Lady”
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