To write a sonnet well is no mean feat
It is a testament to rhyming skills
Without overlooking a rhythmic beat
That endures for no less than fourteen lines
Though iambically it may be flawed
A pentameter can be maintained thus
So one should not find oneself overawed
Even Shakespeare had need to break the rules
Pentametric verse sounds more iambic
If performed aloud in a certain way
In conjunction with licence poetic
A technicality I oft abuse
Though my licence may well now have expired
In response to a sonnet uninspired
James Proclaims! 
14 responses to “A Sonnet About Writing A Sonnet That Is More Pentametric Than It Is Iambic”
That was very sonnet-y.
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Sonnetish anyway
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I almost feel like comparing you to a summer’s day…
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Not a comparison that would reflect well on me
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No, that was comparing Summer to a young man. It just wouldn’t work!
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There’s no response to that comment that allows me to walk away with dignity intact. Well done sir.
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😉
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I think it would be improved if you threw in a line about love or something.
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You crack me up. A ‘love’ sonnet! I’d love to see someone try to write that!
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Sometimes I amaze even myself.
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A Shakespeare in the making;
Alternatively, a F. Bacon.
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I’ve always enjoyed bacon
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From haikus to tankas to sonnets! I never saw that one coming. As you know, my money was on a cinquain or possibly even diamante. I hardly know what to think. I might have to lie down for a while.
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I’ve always been fond of a sonnet
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