The 13 Line
Sonnet is a from created by Marcy
Jarvis, aka ea of Allpoetry.
The defining
characteristic of the form is that any standard fourteen line sonnet which ends
in a
rhyming couplet, is
converted to 13 lines by provided internal rhyme within that line.
The poet may use
flexibility in selecting rhyming
syllables to accommodate feminine rhyme or the meter chosen.
Obviously this
cannot be applied to an Italian Sonnet with prohibits final couplet rhyme.
Note also that if
the poet chooses a sonnet form like the Betwixt Sonnet, which requires the
couplet to rhyme with an earlier line, ( In this case abba cbbc dbbc bb ) the
13th line rhymes must match that specified rhyme.
Example Poem
Shall I Be
Ruled
A sonnet
dear, you most completely write
on tablet
made of stone, already lined.
That's all
she expects from bards of realm.
The gods
decreed that maiden shall be mine.
Expand,
compress; do both and overwhelm.
In winning,
might I still chalk up a loss?
By bending
early to controlling will
do I
establish pretty maid as boss?
Will all my
future journeys be uphill?
Forsooth!
I'll take the maid! I'm not afraid.
©
Lawrencealot January 1, 2013
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