Sonnet

The term sonnet is derived from the Proven?al word sonet and the Italian word sonetto, both meaning little song. By the thirteenth century, it had come to signify a poem of fourteen lines following a strict rhyme scheme and logical structure. These have changed during its history.

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Traditionally, English poets usually use iambic pentameter when writing sonnets. In the Romance languages, hendecasyllable and Alexandrines are the most widely used metres.

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Sonnet I

Sonnet II

The Sonnet 1839

"Recueillement " Signed Sonnet 1861