Writing a Sonnet: Easy to Difficult (Part 2)

Writing a Sonnet: Easy to Difficult (Part 2)
“Sunrise on the Bay of Fundy” by William Bradford (1823–1892). Public Domain
Evan Mantyk
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Part 1

Level 3, Medium-Difficult: Poetry with Rhyme and Structure

Using a classical model leaves a well-structured poem resonating both backward and forward in history in ways that a free verse sonnet cannot.
Evan Mantyk
Evan Mantyk
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Evan Mantyk is an English teacher in New York and President of the Society of Classical Poets.