Da Sonnet

Derived from some language, sonneto in means "little sound." I think one of the reasons "sonneteers," Shakesphere for example, are so famous is because they put this little ring in their iambic pentameter. This "litte sound" is the art of the ring, perhaps? Now you ask, what are some of the elements in this ring, this iambic pentameter?

For example: The rhyme scheme from a Shakespherean sonnet.

a-b-a-b

c-d-c-d

e-f-e-f

g-g

So what of this, perhaps? Does this complex scheme give the "sonnet" an edge of sorts, considering the most famous, perhaps, story-teller and poet, William Shakesphere, was heralded as a genius, all things considered. You have to admit, Shakesphere comes of with some pretty witty grittiness. Wit, charm, dueling, death, love, sex, you name it; it's engaging, relatively speaking, and it just works and it just happens to put a stamp on history. Are these storytelling and character development techniques enough? No. On top all those prime Shakespherean story-telling qualities, he still has to stick to the rhyme scheme. Did he? Probably.