Heroic Sonnet
Type: | | Structure, Metrical Requirement, Rhyme Scheme Requirement, Simple,
Pivot Requirement | |
Description: | | This is an iambic pentameter based poem that adds a heroic
couplet to either two Sicilian octave stanzas or four Sicilian quatrain stanzas. In other words, its eighteen lines of iambic pentameter broken into three
or five parts with the last part being a couplet. So, whys it called a sonnet? No clue. It gives the opportunity for two or more pivots, either at the
octave breaks, or at at the end of each quatrain. You can really get your pivot to a spin with this form. The rhyme scheme has usually been abababab cdcdcdcd ee
or abab cdcd efef ghgh ii, but theres no reason an Italian octave/quatrain envelope rhyme or other variations couldnt be used. | |
Schematic: | | abab cdcd efef ghgh ii
or
abababab cdcdcdcd ee
With rhythm: xX xX xX xX xX | |
Line/Poem Length: | | 18 | |
Examples: | | - Synergy (Scroll Down to the Bottom)
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See Also: | | Iambic Pentameter, Shakespearean Sonnet, Sicilian Octave, Sicilian Quatrain,
Sonnet | |
Status: | | Incomplete | |
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