Published November 2, 2009
Thoughts of a Silent Romantic
As time draws on, we older grow and part,
Our tired lives still fail to link as one,
And schisms occur in my lonely heart.
Still I search for love, I've so come undone.
Filled with passion for one I've yet to grasp,
I plead for mercy to the Lord above
To set my spirit free from her strong clasp;
To from another quench my thirst for love.
Yet I remain lost in this endless maze,
Awaiting the morn that I wake to find
That she dares to return love for the days
I once wept, and brings a peace to my mind.
Still I wait for when these two strands have bound.
This morning must come, if love can be found.
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Thank you Zerkk!
*and Blue Rubies =P
Lack of time this morning permitted me from finishing this morning, I am sorry.
So to continue, I really enjoyed the poem, The Iambic Pentameter was fine, the rhyme scheme was correct.
I liked the smooth flow of the Sonnet, Next time I would space out the three Quatrains and the Couplet. It just makes for easier reading
Could you guys point out some of the exact errors in a couple lines? I'm afraid that I just don't get what I did wrong, and I'd like to know for next time. =P
Thanks in advance!
Blue rubies hit the nail on the head.
except for one detail that is missing, A Sonnet is the iambic pentameter.
The way you use the Iambic Pentameter is what makes a Sonnet, a Sonnet.
A crash course on the Iambic pentameter.
- 10 syllables in each line
- 5 pairs of alternating stressed syllables
An Iambic foot is a unstressed syllable followed by an stressed syllable:
da ~ DUM
A line of Iambic pentameter is 5 pairs of Iambic feet:
da ~ DUM / da ~ DUM / da ~ DUM / da ~ DUM / da ~ DUM
No more on a Sonnet:
A Sonnet is made of three quatrains and a couplet.
The Three quatrains usually present the same question written or asked differently
The couplet generally introduced an unexpected sharp thematic or imagistic "turn".
The usual rhyme scheme of a sonnet is a-b-a-b, c-d-c-d, e-f-e-f, g-g.
I hope this guide helps you more with your Sonnets to come! Good luck.
If you have any more questions please feel free to PM me at any time!
-Zerkk
Wow! That's pretty good for a first attempt! The iambic pentameter could be better, if you actually care about that sort of thing