Bowlesian Sonnet

Rhyme scheme: abba cddc effe gg

3 quatrains (Italian rhyme scheme)

followed by Heroic couplet.

14 lines

iambic pentameter.
(My first two source agreed, but since then I have found several that allow tetrameter)

pivot 9-13

Alternately known as Australian sonnet
NOTE: There is another form named Australian Sonnet HERE.

Example poem:

Tell Me of Your Anger in Whispers   (Bowlesian Sonnet)

Should you be moved to speak in anger, dear,

I ask that first you test your words alone.

If anger stems from blunder of my own

You'll want to be assured your meaning's clear.

If meaning's very clear, then is it fair?

Is it essential now that blame be found;

will such proceed toward a common ground?

Are these first words intended to repair?

Perhaps, the words should simply disappear

for now, until your anger can abate.

There's nothing risked delaying words that grate.

Unleashed, harsh words will travel like a spear.

My love, use whispers closely late tonight.

I love you, honey; I will make it right.