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Sonnet Poetry

With 14 lines and a specific rhyme scheme, the sonnet is one of the most popular forms of poetry. The word sonnet is an italian word that literally translates to ‘little song’. Try your hand at your own sonnet or read those already published by famous and up-and-coming poets!
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Fall
call_me_jc Gifted Writer
5 years ago
128
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5
Day 70 of a Year of Prompts! It's been a while since I last wrote a sonnet

Love Sonnet
alexandernope Gifted Writer
5 years ago
90
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7
First attempt at a Shakespearean sonnet. Hopefully got the whole iambic pentameter thing right.

Broken Victory
call_me_jc Gifted Writer
5 years ago
60
0
7
Day 129 of a Year of Prompts!

Stop the Sky from Falling:...
call_me_jc Gifted Writer
4 years ago
59
0
5
Day 169 of a Year of Prompts!

Don't Cushion the Blow
call_me_jc Gifted Writer
5 years ago
56
0
4
Day 84 of a Year of Prompts!

If Only
call_me_jc Gifted Writer
5 years ago
54
0
6
Day 74 of a Year of Prompts!

The Street Urchin King: A ...
call_me_jc Gifted Writer
4 years ago
46
0
7
Day 170 of a Year of Prompts!

Deadly Cold
call_me_jc Gifted Writer
5 years ago
43
0
2
Day 132 of a Year of Prompts and my entry in the Sci-Fi Contest!

My Guiding Light
call_me_jc Gifted Writer
4 years ago
42
0
5
Day 157 of a Year of Prompts! I decided to take yet another crack at the sonnet; it always seems like a solid option

Winter
julia_west Gifted Writer
5 years ago
41
0
2
Winter

A Chance
call_me_jc Gifted Writer
5 years ago
40
0
8
Day 99 of a Year of Prompts!

Sonnet for the New Year
alexandernope Gifted Writer
5 years ago
38
0
4
Another sonnet, this one for the new year. Think of the bird as representing everything encapsulated within a year. At least, that’s how I read it

Each of Us
call_me_jc Gifted Writer
5 years ago
36
0
7
Day 17 of a Year of Prompts!

Sonnet (1979) by Elizabeth...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
5 years ago
34
0
1
Caught -- the bubble in the spirit level,

A Love Like Autumn Leaves
kgirl Gifted Writer
5 years ago
31
0
7
My Challenge For 200 Followers, as suggested by @dreamchaser and @queen_n This is my first attempt at writing a sonnet: I know it’s surely not perfect, but I gave it my best shot and hopefully, you’l...

Ode to the Hippo
emery_iller Frequent Reader
6 years ago
29
0
4
I felt divinely inspired today, what more can I say?

Shakespeare´s Office(Sonne...
seker2 Bronze Comma
5 years ago
29
0
2
A sonnet inspired by The Office/Michael Scott, in a Shakespearean language.

Golden Fur, Spring Break, ...
kassaundrachur1 Gifted Writer
6 years ago
27
0
1
In my college english class we were told to write a Sonnet using an iambic pentameter and this is what i created. Honestly I think this is like the only positive poem that i have EVER written lol

On Love's Cold Wind
edwardschall
5 years ago
26
0
0
Sonnet on lost love

"no one wants a broken tea...
randomsonnet
7 years ago
26
0
0

Fall
call_me_jc Gifted Writer
5 years ago
128
0
5
Day 70 of a Year of Prompts! It's been a while since I last wrote a sonnet

Love Sonnet
alexandernope Gifted Writer
5 years ago
90
0
7
First attempt at a Shakespearean sonnet. Hopefully got the whole iambic pentameter thing right.

Broken Victory
call_me_jc Gifted Writer
5 years ago
60
0
7
Day 129 of a Year of Prompts!

Stop the Sky from Falling:...
call_me_jc Gifted Writer
4 years ago
59
0
5
Day 169 of a Year of Prompts!

Don't Cushion the Blow
call_me_jc Gifted Writer
5 years ago
56
0
4
Day 84 of a Year of Prompts!

If Only
call_me_jc Gifted Writer
5 years ago
54
0
6
Day 74 of a Year of Prompts!

The Street Urchin King: A ...
call_me_jc Gifted Writer
4 years ago
46
0
7
Day 170 of a Year of Prompts!

Deadly Cold
call_me_jc Gifted Writer
5 years ago
43
0
2
Day 132 of a Year of Prompts and my entry in the Sci-Fi Contest!

My Guiding Light
call_me_jc Gifted Writer
4 years ago
42
0
5
Day 157 of a Year of Prompts! I decided to take yet another crack at the sonnet; it always seems like a solid option

Winter
julia_west Gifted Writer
5 years ago
41
0
2
Winter

A Chance
call_me_jc Gifted Writer
5 years ago
40
0
8
Day 99 of a Year of Prompts!

Sonnet for the New Year
alexandernope Gifted Writer
5 years ago
38
0
4
Another sonnet, this one for the new year. Think of the bird as representing everything encapsulated within a year. At least, that’s how I read it

Each of Us
call_me_jc Gifted Writer
5 years ago
36
0
7
Day 17 of a Year of Prompts!

Sonnet (1979) by Elizabeth...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
5 years ago
34
0
1
Caught -- the bubble in the spirit level,

A Love Like Autumn Leaves
kgirl Gifted Writer
5 years ago
31
0
7
My Challenge For 200 Followers, as suggested by @dreamchaser and @queen_n This is my first attempt at writing a sonnet: I know it’s surely not perfect, but I gave it my best shot and hopefully, you’l...

Ode to the Hippo
emery_iller Frequent Reader
6 years ago
29
0
4
I felt divinely inspired today, what more can I say?

Shakespeare´s Office(Sonne...
seker2 Bronze Comma
5 years ago
29
0
2
A sonnet inspired by The Office/Michael Scott, in a Shakespearean language.

Golden Fur, Spring Break, ...
kassaundrachur1 Gifted Writer
6 years ago
27
0
1
In my college english class we were told to write a Sonnet using an iambic pentameter and this is what i created. Honestly I think this is like the only positive poem that i have EVER written lol

On Love's Cold Wind
edwardschall
5 years ago
26
0
0
Sonnet on lost love

"no one wants a broken tea...
randomsonnet
7 years ago
26
0
0