Ed2039: The profile photo is me and my youngest, at the time last year, 15, on the Olympic Peninsula in WA. |
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Ed2039: Of the more precisely defined variations of the form that we have today, the oldest is the Italian Sonnet, also known as the Petrarchan Sonnet, after its creator, Francesco Petrarca. It had no set structure originally and it was only after it's adoption by the English that defined the Italian Sonnet to be of Iambic pentameter and consist of an octave, or 8-line stanza, followed by a sestet, or 6-line stanza. The octave sets up a situation upon which the sestet comments. Alternatively, the octave makes a statement, the sestet a counter statement as in the following example by John Milton: When I Consider How My Light Is Spent When I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he returning chide; "Doth God exact day-labor, light denied?" I fondly ask; but Patience to prevent That murmur, soon replies, "God doth not need Either man's work or his own gifts; who best Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state Is kingly. Thousands at his bidding speed And post o'er land and ocean without rest: They also serve who only stand and wait." John Milton There are three basic Italian Sonnet Forms; Italian. Sicilian and Sonetto Rispetto. The difference is in the octave.The octave is constructed of two quatrains. The Italian has a rhyming scheme of, a.b.b.a....a.b.b.a. The Sicilian has a rhyming scheme of, a.b.b.a....c.d.d.c. The Sonetto Rispetto uses uses either sestet with the Ottava Rima Octave which is very different from the two previous forms and has a rhyming scheme of a.b.a.b.a.b.c.c. Each of these forms can also have a choice of two sestets, Italian and Sicilian: The Italian sestet consists of two tercets (of 3 lines) with the rhyme scheme.. .1.2.3....1.2.3. The Sicilian Sestet, has a rhyme scheme of .1.2.1.2.1.2. This gives a permutation of six poetry forms. "Reflections in an Attic Room" by Wesley Court, gives excellent examples of the variations of these forms. As was stated previously, the original versions of Italian poetry had no set meter, it was only much later that Wyatt and Spencer formalised it by the use of Iambic Pentameter. |
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Ed2039: I just want to thank everyone who reads my work and a special thanks to those who take the time to review them. Thank you! |
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Ed2039: Today has been cancelled due to a lack of general interest and because they won't let me join in the Reindeer Games! :-) |
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Ed2039: I'm new to the site, but not to writing. I have been writing poetry since my late teens with a long break and a restart about 10 to 15 years ago. As I get familiar with the site, I will catch up on constructing better reviews and try to give you some better feedback. I'm still a little hesitant in this new arena. |
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