Poetic Sonnet: Italian Sonnet & Elizabethan Sonnet
The word sonnet is Italian for “little song”. Sonnets usually focus on one key idea and are often reflective of emotions. The sonnet is a 14-line lyrical poem with a strict rhyme scheme. The rhyme scheme differs depending on the variety of sonnet. The two main types are: the Elizabethan (or “Shakespearean”) sonnet and the…