Here are two other almost common sonnet types: Spenserian- this sonnet is very similar to the Shakespearian sonnet in form, though its rhyme scheme is slightly different. It is written with 3 Sicilian quatrains and an ending heroic couplet. read more
Sonnets speak of love and strife, and they usually do so in three types or styles: Shakespearean, Petrarchan and Spenserian. All are 14 lines long and written in iambic pentameter, with five beats to the line, but sonnets are otherwise different in their characteristic forms and styles. read more
or Italian sonnet, fourteen lines are divided into two stanzas, the eight-line octave and the six-line sestet. The sestet usually responds to a question or situation posed by the octave. The rhyme scheme for the octave is typically abbaabba; for the sestet, the rhyme scheme is typically cdecde. read more
The rhyme scheme in this sonnet is abab–bcbc–cdcd–ee, which is specific to Spenser, and such types of sonnets are called Spenserian sonnets. Function of Sonnet. The sonnet has become popular among different poets because it has a great adaptability to different purposes and requirements. Rhythms are strictly followed. read more