Sonnet Structure: Shakespearean Format (sonnet 30)
Directions: Copy sonnet onto table. Put one syllable in each cell. Stressed syllable should be in shaded cell.
Quatrain One
Iambic Pentameter
Rhyme Scheme
when
to
the
ses
sions
of
sweet
si
lent
thought
I
sum
mon
up
re
mem
brance of
things past
B
I
sigh
the
lack
of
many
a
thing
I
sought
A
And
with
old
woes
new
wail
my
dear
time’s
waste
B
an
eye
un
to
flow
C
A
Quatrain Two
Then
can
I
drown
used
For
pre
cious
friends hid
in
death’s date
less
night
D
And
weep
a
fresh
love’s
long
since
can
celed
woe
C
And
moan
th’ ex
pense
of
many
a
va
nished sight
D
Quatrain Three
Then
can
I
grieve
at
grie
van
ces
fore
gone
E
And
hea
vi
ly
from
woe
to
woe
tell
o’er
F
The
sad
ac
count
of
fore
be
moa
ned
moan
E
Which
I
new
pay
as
if
not
paid
be
fore
F
But
if
the
while
I
think
of
thee
dear
friend
G
All
los
ses
are
re
stored
and
sor
rows
end
G
Couplet
Sonnet Structure: Petrarchan Format
Directions: Copy sonnet onto table. Put one syllable in each cell. Stressed syllable should be in shaded cell.
Octave
Iambic Pentameter
Rhyme Scheme
When
I
con
si
der
how
my
light
is
spent
A
Ere
half
my
days
in
this
dark
world
and
wide
B
And
that
one
ta
lent
which
is
death
to
hide
B
Lodged with
me
use
less
though my
soul
more
bent
A
To
serve
there
with
my
Ma
ker
and
pre
sent
A
My
true
ac
count
lest
he
re
turn
ing
chide
B
Doth
God
ex
act
day
la
bor
light
de
nied
B
I
fond
ly
ask
but
Pa
tience
to
pre
vent
A
Sestet
That
mur
mur
soon
re
plies
God
doth
not
need
C
Ei
ther
man’s
work
or
his
own
gifts
Who
best
D
Bear
his
mild
yoke
they
serve
him
best
His
state
E or C
Is
king
ly
thou
sands
at
his
bid
ding
speed
C
And
post
o’er
land
and
o
cean
with
out
rest
D
They
al
so
serve
who
on
ly
stand
and
wait
E or C