Envelope Sonnet

Envelope Sonnet

Type:	Structure, Metrical Requirement, Rhyme Scheme Requirement, Isosyllabic, Pivot Requirement
Description:	An otherwise normal sonnet with rhyme scheme abbacddc efgefg or abbacddc efefef.
Schematic:	Rhyme scheme: abbacddc efgefg or abbacddc efefef Pivot: Between 8 and 9 Meter:  Iambic Pentameter, usually in English.

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Example Poem

Tell Me of Your Anger in Whispers (Envelope 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.

Let's lie together in our bed tonight

If I have stumbled I'll get straight, don't fear.

I'll listen, think, and I'll appreciate.

Speak whispers to me love, I'll make it right.

© Lawrencealot - Sept 2, 2012