- Consists of 14 lines
- Rhyme scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
- Meter: Iambic pentameter (10 syllables per line)
- Structure: 4 quatrains (4-line stanzas) and a final couplet (2-line stanza)
- Theme: Typically explores a single topic, often related to love, nature, or human experience
- Originated from the English poet William Shakespeare
Petrarchean Sonnet:
- Also consists of 14 lines
- Rhyme scheme: ABBA ABBA CDCDCD
- Meter: Iambic pentameter
- Structure: An octave (8-line stanza) followed by a sestet (6-line stanza)
- Theme: Typically divided into two parts with the first 8 lines presenting a problem, question, or situation, and the last 6 lines offering a resolution, reflection, or answer
- Originated from the Italian poet Petrarch