![]() Until you internalize the rhythm, you have to think very hard about the words you choose because you have to think about the rhythm(s) of each word. You cannot just throw words together if you are writing a sonnet. Rhyme also makes them think about sound, and both rhythm and rhyme force the students to think about the words they choose, whether they can fit into the rhythm and whether they rhyme properly. Each of the fourteen lines has to be iambic pentameter, so the students have to pay attention to syllables and sound. ![]() One is that strict rules govern the construction of a sonnet. As a result, when I teach composition, I always have the students write a sonnet. I am a firm believer in teaching the Trivium-logic, grammar, and rhetoric-but I am also a firm believer in the power of rules in writing.
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