Italian (Petrarchan) Sonnet - Poem Template
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1Italian (Petrarchan) Sonnet
An Italian sonnet (also known as a
Petrarchan sonnet) is a 14 line poem
(Title)
that is made up of two stanzas. The
first is an octave (an 8 line stanza) that
is followed by a sestet (a 6 line stanza).
(a)
It follows the rhyme scheme of
(b)
ABBAABBA CDCCDC (or CDECDE).
(b)
When I Consider How My Light Is Spent
(a)
by John Milton
(a)
When I consider how my light is spent
Ere half my days, in this dark world and
(b)
wide,
And that one talent which is death to hide
(b)
Lodged with me useless, though my soul
more bent
(a)
To serve therewith my Maker, and present
My true account, lest he returning chide;
"Doth God exact day-labor, light denied?"
(c)
I fondly ask; but Patience to prevent
(d)
That murmur, soon replies, "God doth not
need
(c or e)
Either man's work or his own gifts; who
best
(c)
Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His
state
(d)
Is kingly. Thousands at his bidding speed
And post o'er land and ocean without rest:
(c or e)
They also serve who only stand and wait."
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