The Petrarchan Sonnet And The Shakespearean Sonnet
The Petrarchan sonnet; that is your name
With your two sections of eight and six lines
The octave and sestet pattern designs
With your definite rhyming pattern game
Shakespearean sonnet; that is your name
With your four sections of four and two lines
Three quatrains and a couplet in designs
And your definite rhyming pattern game
ABBA ABBA I see
CDE CDE for Petrarchan
Your pattern as regular as sunrise
ABAB, CDCD I see
EFEF, GG for Shakespearean
Your pattern not as free as fireflies
Note: The Petrarchan sonnet also has a pattern
ABBAABBA, CDCDCD