What pattern is used to make a shakespearean sonnet?

A Shakespearean sonnet consists of 14 lines, and follows a specific rhyme scheme and structure. The rhyme scheme is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG, and the structure is divided into four quatrains (four-line stanzas) and a final rhyming couplet (two lines). The meter is typically iambic pentameter, which means each line consists of ten syllables, with the stressed syllables falling on the first, third, fifth, seventh, and ninth syllables.