Concetti Chiave
- A sonnet is a 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme, originating in Italy by Giacomo Da Lentini.
- Francesco Petrarca is renowned for writing the most sonnets, following a structure of two quatrains and two tercets.
- Petrarchan sonnets use the rhyme scheme ABBA for quatrains and varying patterns like CDE CDE for tercets.
- The ninth line introduces a turning point, often marked by words like "but" or "yet," shifting the poem's tone.
- William Shakespeare adapted the sonnet form, using a rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG, differing from Petrarch's style.
Sonnets
Sonnets is a literary text, that consist of fourteen lines and have a specific rhyme scheme. This form of poetry was born in Italy by Giacomo Da Lentini, but the author who wrote more sonnets was Francesco Petrarca.
The sonnets is formed by two quatrains and two tercet, the quatrains are call Front and the two tercet are called sirma.
The ryhme scheme is for the quatrains ABBA , and for the tercet CDE CDE, CDC DCD, CDE EDC.
The object is curtens love, when the man loves the worn but her not, love, boy, man , lady and someone to special.
On the ninth line there is a turning point ( the aim of poet) , it’s introduced by : but, than and yet.
The turning point can change the tone of the poet and the situation.
William Shakespeare change something in the Italian, sonnet, infact him, respect Petrarca’s division but he change the 4° lines, and the two thirteens .
Petrarc’s rhyme scheme : ABBA, ABBA, CDE , CDE.
Shakespeare rhyme scheme: ABAB, CDCD , EFEF, GG.
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