Write an iambic pentameter sonnet
Published: September 2, 2005
Want to write a sonnet, but not sure how to go about it? This exercise will break the ice. Follow the directions for rhyming, fill in the beats correctly with your own words, and you'll end up with a perfectly formed English sonnet. Next step: one of your own!
Line 1: The sight of all these people in the street
Line 2:
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da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM
Line 3: (Must rhyme with "street")
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da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM
Line 4: (Must rhyme with Line 2)
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da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM
Line 5: Do you remember ...
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DUM da DUM da DUM
Line 6:
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da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM
Line 7: (Must rhyme with Line 5)
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da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM
Line 8: (Must rhyme with Line 6)
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da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM
Line 9: That was when ...
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da DUM da DUM da DUM
Line 10:
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da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM
Line 11: (Must rhyme with Line 9)
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da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM
Line 12: (Must rhyme with Line 10)
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da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM
Line 13: If only ...
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DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM
Line 14: (Must rhyme with Line 13)
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da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM
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