Shakespeare!
Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets in iambic pentameter. Each one was fourteen lines long with a specific rhyme pattern.
Iambic pentameter is a singsong rhythm—da DA da DA da DA da DA da DA. If you can’t quite hear it, try putting ten syllables on each line. Can you write four lines of iambic pentameter? You can rhyme each pair of lines (AABB) or every other one (ABAB), whichever you choose.
Write on any subject you want or choose one of the prompts below.
I wish I could remember…
I love the smell of…
I’m waiting for…