Sonnet Iambic Pentameter Poems
These Sonnet Iambic Pentameter poems are examples of Iambic Pentameter poems about Sonnet. These are the best examples of Iambic Pentameter Sonnet poems written by international poets.
UnbefittingI was drawn to you, from the first instant
something about you aroused my senses
a message unspoken, and insistent
that could somehow bypass my defenses.
I couldn’t show...
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boyfriend, emotions, feelings, poetry,
I'M Too Tired To Dance** An exercise: write a sonnet in iambic pentameter.
With heavy heart, I offer my remorse,
for I'm too tired to dance this weary eve.
The echoes of...
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iambic pentameter, dance, humor, teen, today,
The 'sonnet' I Wasn'T Gonna Finish Bc It Didn'T Live Up To the 1st LineRemember when you were a fleeting thought?
Back when your smile was unremarkable?
Your ocean eyes not yet part of the plot?
Before your name caused that unconscious...
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boy,
Sweet Rose of Virtue: William Dunbar TranslationSweet Rose of Virtue
by William Dunbar (c. 1460-1530)
loose translation/modernization/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
after William Dunbar
Sweet rose of virtue and of gentleness,
delightful lily of youthful wantonness,
richest...
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iambic pentameter, character, desire, devotion, flower,
The Gem of Love
Oh God, you are both mine and miner- strip
this soul embedded in your work of clay,
...
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god, inspirational, love,
Haibun Look Poetry ContestBefore we look at iambic meter you must understand syllables, how they are used to break down words into separate sounds, an example, 'un/der/stand; a...
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iambic pentameter, poetry,
Sad Journeyman of DeathSad Journeyman of Death
Sad journeyman of life’s unending tests
bides time in loathsome sojourn cross each dawn
respecting naught but future’s numbered breaths
a-weep upon the touch of...
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death, family, war,
Death(English Sonnet)
Somber as death doth pace about her room
The sadness cloaks with black the loud silence
Gone souls she’s loved wait there at her cold tomb
The...
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death,
Mission AccomplishedEnglish Sonnet
A speck of dust had life breathed into it
A willing volunteer a soul of love
Conceived of lust, love, trust and light...
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death,
The Dead and DyingDisjointed beings beg the questions – still
an ashen horse delivers what is owed.
Decisions kneel before compassion’s will,
to stop and help a turtle cross the road.
To...
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christian, death, faith, loss,
AprilIf I would be stronger,
without crucial mistakes,
if I would have last longer,
wouldn't step on the brakes.
Wouldn't consider an ending,
surrender at last,
get depressed at a bird...
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life, love, stress,
Sonnet Chiweenie BooYour dad, a Dachshund once stuck in Chihuahua.
The best of both in you, with that expectant
Confusing carpets for the lawn enigma.
I know….the raining….getting wet….you can’t.
As...
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animal, best friend, dog,
Dat LadyInspired by shall I compare thee to a summers day (Sonnet 18)
Shall I meet thee on a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely than my usual...
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funny, passion, romance,
The Shanghai SonnetCongealed upon the banks of this
tamed dragon sprawl stacks of crude buildings.
Concrete covers all but two glassy kings,
thick smoggy gusts give them a grimy kiss.
Insipid...
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hope, life, people, places,
Sideboard SonnetOh, faithful four-legg’d friend, mahogany brown,
That stand beside my armchair day and night,
And never let my doilies be cast down,
Supporting my ashtray and reading-light.
Thy beauty...
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satireday,