Sonnet Forms

List here are All Sonnet forms that I have found that have been given names.

They are segregated in separate indices as Standard or Gadget sonnets.

Sonnet forms listed here at last count = 157.

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Please comment if you find any errors or omissions that need correction.

Sonnets marked like this were created by writers who are or have been on Allpoetry.

13 Line Sonnet	Any sonnet form which ends in couplet, wherein the  poet combines two lines into one with internal rhyme. Invented by Marcy Javis, writing as ea on Allpoetry.
AA Sonnet (12 Step Sonnet)	abab cdcd efef gg Staircase internal rhyme
Acrostic Sonnet *	TREATMENT rather than form
Alternating Sonnet	abba/ccd/abba/ede or aab/cddc/ebe/cddc Alternate quatrains and tercets
Amanda's Dark Sonnet	It is a sonnet consisting of two seven line stanza's. The first letters of each line form a two word acrostic, which must be alliterative. The rhyme scheme is as follows: aabbcca abbccdd
America Forte	abab bbcc cdcd dd
American Libre	abab bbcc cdcd ee
Arabian  Onegin Sonnet	AaAa BBbb CdC DDd
Arabian Sonnet	aaaa bbbb ccc ddd
Asean Royal Flush   Sonnet	aaaaaaaa aaaaaa
Balanced Sonnet	Stanzaic       Two septets  (7 line stanzas) Meter:         Iambic pentameter Volta          Not specified. Rhyme Scheme:  ababcbc ededfef
Bardic Sonnet	English Sonnet with cross-rhyme and Consonant End-Rhyme.
Betwixt Sonnet	abba cbbc dbbd bb
Beymorlin Sonnet	abab cdcd efef gg
Blank Verse Sonnet	No rhyme; Strict Iambic Pentameter
Blues Sonne	AAa BBb CCc DDd ee
Bowelsian Sonnet	abba cddc effe gg
Brisbane Sonnet	abcabc defdef gg
Byron's Sonnet	abba acca ded ede
Canadia Sonnet-Italian Structure	Unique from the Bowlesian sonnet because it is presented as two quatrains + two tercets Rhyme Scheme: abba cddc eff egg
Caudate Sonnet	abbaabbacdcdcd dee .
Chained Sonnet	Each line begins with the last word of the preceding line,
Channing's Sonnet	abbaabba cde cde abbaacca dee dff, and others
Choi's Sonnet	abab bbcc cdcd dd
Chivalric Sonnet	xaxa xbxb xcxc dd
Clare Sonnet	aabbccddeeffgg
Cornish Sonnet	Abacbc Dedfef AD or abacbC dedfeF CF
Countess' Grief 1	It consists of three quatrains and a couplet, but the couplet itself does not rhyme.  The Rhyme scheme is:  abba cddc eefg gf
Couplet Sonnet	aa bb cc dd ee ff gg
Cross Sonnet	aabb ccdd eeff gg or abab cdcd efef gg
Curtailed Quantrail	3 quatrain + couplet, 8886/8886/8886/88 Rhymed:  aa(bb)c dd(ee)c ff(gg)h ii Created by Marcy Jarvis, aka ea on Allpoetry.com
Curtailed Sonnet	abcabc defde  or  abcabc dbcdc
Cyhydedd Fer Sonnet	aabbccddeeffgg
Divino Sonnet	aabb dccd eff egg
Doggonnet	They rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gg All lines are six syllables. Two of the quatrains MUST be iambic trimeter. The other quatrain MUST be trochaic trimeter. The couplet may be either meter
Dorn Sonnet	abcabc ee aeaeae or abcabc dd efefef
Dual Sonnet	Any meter, any rhyme scheme Created by  Allan R. Emery, aka Joe King on Allpoetry.
Dutch Sonnet	ababaaccdxdfxf
Echo Sonnet	a*bbA accA addA a*A Created by Jeff Green writing as CricketJeff.
Elfmath Sonnet	Re-uses identical words in specific pattern as opposed to rhyme scheme.
English Sonnet	abab cdcd efef gg
Envelope Sonnet	An otherwise normal sonnet with rhyme scheme  abbacddc efgefg or abbacddc efefef.
Fatima Stanza Sonnet	abab bcbc cc cdcd
French Canadian  Sonnet	abba cddc ee fggf
Flying Bird Sonnet	aaaaa bbccbb aaaa
Four Epoch Sonnet	abba cdcd efge hh
Four Kings Sonnet	abbaabba abbaab
Fourteener	Alexandrine meter, any rhyme
French Sonnet	abba abba ccdeed or abba abba ccdccdor abba abba ccdede
Germanic Sonnet	abbabccb cddcdd
Germanic Caudated Sonnet	abbabccb cddcdd dee dff dgg
Gloria cum Noynoy Sonnet - Italianic	abba abba cddc dd
Glorionic Sonnet	aabbbccc ddedee
Grammarian Sonnet	Stanzaic , consisting of alternate quintains and couplets Meter is iambic pentameter Rhyme scheme: abbba cc deeed ff
Harrisham Sonnet	ababab cdcdcd ee
Heroic Sonnet	ababcdcdefefghgh ii
Hybrid Sonnet	abba abba cdcd ee abab cdcd efgefg  abab cdcd efefef or abba cddc effe gg
Hyper Sonnet	Four tercets plus a couplet. Syllabic 10/8/6/5, Rhyme scheme is axa axa xaa xaa aa
Indonesian Sonnet	abab abab abab ab
Italian or Petrarchan Sonnet	abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdccdc or abbaabba cdcdcd abababab cdecde or abababab cdccdc or abababab cdcdcd ababacca cdecde  or ababacca cdccdc  or ababacca cdcdcd
Irish Sonnet	abab bcbc cdcd dd
Japanese Sonnet	aaaa bbbbbb aaaa
Jeffery's Sonnet	aabccb ddeffe ge
John Tee Sonnet	ABcdefABghijAB
Kal's Wondercloth   Weave Sonnet	abcb bcdc cded de
Kangaroo Pause	abab ccdd efef gg
Keats Sonnet	abc abd cab cde de
Kindergart Klas Sonnet	abca bcab cabc dd
Kiss Cross Sonnet	aabb ccdd eeff gg or abab cdcd efef gg
Kiwi Pause	abba ccdd effe gg or ababccdddedeff
Korean Sonnet	aaaaaaaa bbbbbbbb; A 16 line sonnet
Kyrielle Sonnet	AabB, ccbB, ddbB, AB -or- AbaB, cbcB, dbdB, AB.
La Germania	rhyming pattern: abba acca cddc dd format: English (quatrain, quatrain, quatrain, couplet)
Lannet	Decastich, No End Rhyme Allowed
Lazy Day Sonnet	Created by Rebecca Kerr:  Rhyme pattern aabbccdddeeeff
Luc Bat Sonnet	A Vietnamese form with 6/8/6/8..syllable lines and internal rhmye.
Lunatic Sonnet	aaab bbcc cddd ee
Luzvimninda Sonnet	aaaa bbbb cccc dd
Mabini Sonnet	abbaccaa ddaeea
Malayan Wave Sonnet -  English Format	aaba bbcb ccdc dd
Marshalline Sonnet	abab cdcd efef gg
Mason Sonnet	abcabcbc dbadda
Melanesian Sonnet	aabaaaba aababb
Miltonic Sonnet	abbaabbacdecde
Multidirectional Sonnet *	Sonnet Treatment - Not a form
Morya's Double Lock	Two quatrains plus two tercets Rhyme scheme: abba baab cdc dcd Volta at or following line 9
Mystique's Mini Sonnet	It is Stanzaic with three quatrains and a couplet It is Syllabic 6/6/7/7 6/6/7/7 6/6/7/7  7/7 It is Rhymed with a Refrain Rhyme Pattern Aabb cccc Aa cc dd
Nevada Sonnet	Use any sonnet rhyme patteren + Internal Rhyme Created by Lawrencealot of Allpoetry
Passion Sonnet	A1bA2B1 bcB1c B1dbd A1A2
Paulo Comitatu Sonnet	This sonnet is composed of 3 quatrains,  the first line of each being iambic  pentameter or tetrameter, and  the next three being one foot less (tetrameter or trimeter). The closing couplet is Iambic pentameter. Rhyme scheme: abbb accc deee dd
PGMA Sonnet	Form created by Jose Risal M. Reyes in honor of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo  rhyming pattern: abba abba cddc dd
Philippine Sonnet	aaaa bbbb aaaa cc
Philippine Stanza Sonnet	aaaa bbbb cccc dd
Polynesian Wave	Invented and named by Jose Rizal M. Reyes of the Philippines.   Meter is iambic pentameter Rhyme Scheme: aaxa bbxb ccxc dd
Pope John XXIII Sonnet	aaaa bbbb cc dddd
Princess Sonnet	A formulistic sonnet with first syllable(s) rhyme with is the inverse pattern of the orginal sonnet form chosedn.
Pushkin Sonnet	abab ccdd eff egg
Quatern Sonnet	No rhyme Required, Any Permitted
Rainis Sonnet	abab cbc aa, abab cbc bb, abab cbc cc abab cac aa abab cac bb, abab cac cc, abab cac aa
Reasonnet	Four tercets plus a couplet rhyme scheme aaa bbb ccc ddd ee Invented by Ruth Poteet writing on Allpoetry as Reason.
Romblomanon Sonnet	aaaa bb cccc dddd
Rondel Prime Sonnet	ABba abAB abbaAB
Rosarian Sonnet	aabcc ddbee fggf
Rubaiyat Sonnet	aaba bbcb ccac aa
Russia's Twin Eagles	Invented and named by Jose Rizal M. Reyes of the Philippines. Meter is iambic pentameter Rhyme Scheme: aba bccb ded effe
Salamander’s Fireburst	Rhyme pattern is abcb acdc aded ae, where the c and d rhymes must be feminine.
Sapphic Ode Sonnet	abab cdcd efef gg
Saraband Sonnet -   English Style	aaa abab aaa abab, aaa abab aaa abcb axa abab axa abab, axa abab axa abcb aaa abcb aaa abab, aaa abcb aaa abcb axa abcb axa abab, axa abcb axa abcb
Saraband Sonnet -   French Style	aaa bbcc aaa bbcc or aza bbcc aza bbcc (where "z" lines must  rhyme with each other, but can have any value, inclueding a-c.)
Saraband Sonnet -   Italian Style	aaa baab aaa baab or axa baab axa baab
Saraband Sonnet -   Spanish Style	aaa bcbc aaa bcbc or axa bcbc axa bcbc
Scupham Sonnet	Two  Scupham stanzas (sextets) followed by a couplet Metered: Iambic Pentamter Rhymed: abccba deffed gg
Sestina Sonnet	No Rhyme, Formulistic word pattern
Sephallian Reverse Sonnet	When read in the normal fashion, the poem has a pessimistic tone, but when read from bottom to top, it becomes and optimistic poem.  The rhyme scheme is abcdeedcbaffa and may optionally be written as a refrain sonnet as A1bcdeedcbA2ffA2A1.
Shadow Sonnet	Any Sonnet rhyme + Internal rhyme Created by Victoria Sutton aka Passionspromise on Allpoetry
Sicilan Sonnet	abababab cdccdc  or abababab cdecde
Signature Sonnet	A 15 line sonnet, 3 quintains, aabba bbaab ababa, iambic tetrameter, created by B. Chandler
Slide Sonnet	aabb ccdd eeff gg or abab cdcd efef gg  or abba cddc effe gg
Sonnet Rounds, Crowns, and Sonnet Redoublé	Here Lies this poet's proudest work.
Sonondilla	It should be written in octosyllabic lines. Meter either iambic or trochaic Volta to appear at line 9.
South African Quilt	It is defined by the Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd efg efg
Spenserian Sonnet	abab bcbc cdcd ee
Stefanile Triadic Sonnet	aba bccdbbde efe
Storm Sonnet	abcc deff ghii jj
Super Sonnet	Any rhyme Scheme, 4 to 8 quatrains followed by couplet
Swannet	A1. b. b. A2... c. d. d. c... e. f. f. e... A1. A2.
Teddybard Sonnet	Rhyme Pattern: aaaabbccddeeff
Tennyson-Turner's   Sonnet	abab  cdcd  effe  fe
Tet Zayin Sonnet	Aabb bbcc ccdd ddaA
Terza Rima Sonnet	A1bA2 bcb cdc dad A1A2 or  aba bcb cdc ded ff
Tory HexaTet Sonnet	ababcdcd ee ffgg  Created by Victoria Sutton aka Passionspromise on Allpoetry
Transitive Sonnet	aa bbb cccc bbb aa rhyme scheme May change between occurrences of indicated rhyme on basis of slant rhyme, sight rhyme, metronyms, etc.
Triolet Sonnet	ABaAab ABaAab AB
Trinidad Sonnet	Aba cbc Ded fef AD
Tirrellet Sonnet	A1A2 bcb cddc bcb A2A1 Created by R.L. Leonard, aka Tirrell on Allpoetry.
Tuckerman’s Sonnet	abbabcab adeced  or abbabcba bdeced
Vaughanet	abab cc dede fgfg
Visser Sonnet	Internal rhyme only Octet + Sestet -Usually Iambic Pentameter Internal Rhyme scheme abbaabba cdecde Originated by Audrea Visser
Weaver's Sonnet	Created by Tim Weaver, aka Poeticweaver on Allpoety Rhyme pattern: aabb cdcd efef gg Volta/Meter/Line length optional
Whimsical Sonnet	Lines alternate between iambic pentameter and hexameter Rhyme scheme: abab cccc dede ff* where f* is a near rhyme to f
Word Sonnet	any sonnet rhyme pattern, one word per line
Wordsworth Sonnet	abbaacca dede ff
Wyatt/Surrey	abbaabba cddc ee
Empty Cell	Empty Cell

Last Added Lazy Day Sonnet