Description: Sonnelles is a compilation 48 love poems based on the classic English sonnet.
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'Sonnelles’ is a series of 48 poems based loosely on the classic English sonnet. Mr Sterling has admired those of past poets, especially Shakespeare and, based upon such inspiration, has composed poems with their spirit in mind. You might call them modern adaptations, because they do not adhere to the strict iambic and rhyme schemes of the past, hence the title “Sonnelles.” This is refreshing and new. The spirit is alive, as is love. They speak of the joys and pain of love and relationship. Forty eight comm
The sonnet and its peculiar structure has been around for a long time. Ostensibly the invention of an employee of the Holy Roman Emperor in the 13th Century, its rhyme scheme has been modified somewhat over time, forming various schools of sonnets, each adhering to its basic fourteen line structure. The so-called English version developed in the early 16th century and was adopted by William Shakespeare, among many others.
The sonnet’s meter (rhythm) is called iambic pentameter. A fancy way of saying that, for each line, there are five two-syllable 'iambs,' each accented on the second (e.g."forgive"), for a total of ten syllables per line. There are three sets (stanzas) of four lines each ending with a final two-line stanza.