Wherein I rant a bit why I’m so obsessed with Shakespeare’s sonnets.Ī bit about the very specific rhyme scheme. All the crazy rules of the sonnet form together–and Shakespeare’s mastery over all those elements–have combined together to make Shakespeare’s sonnets so enduring.įind a few brief section headers from my chat below. The intricacies of the Elizabethan sonnet were more than just for fun, more than a Sudoku puzzle, more than just the pleasure of, say, solving the Sunday New York Times Crossword. I’d like to make one comment before letting my video do my work for me. My little chat misses a thousand things, just scratching the surface. Don’t worry–I’ve tried to keep it simple and very, very basic, even though the sonnet form is crazy intricate.
Sommer) to talk a little bit about the form of the Sonnet. For today’s reading, I’ve taken a suggestion from my former college Shakespeare professor (thank you, Dr.
