My shakespearean sonnet.

By SilentDreamer

Alright, this is for school. I need you all to make sure that this is a good sonnent and it follows the Shakespearean sonnent format. Please let me know what is wrong. Thank you.

The rhyme scheme is, a-b a-b, b-c b-c, c-d c-d, e-e. Check it please. Ten syllables for each line. Please check it. Thank you again.

Like clockwork the moon shall fade from our sight,
pulling the vivid light from the night sky,
leaving the cosmos alone for the night.
No need to sidestep just let your feet fly.

Without doubt a flame will flicker away,
embers will burn brightly for a few hours,
dying away leaving a chill to stay.
Do not shiver for your dance empowers.

Beware it will lose its grasp over time,
the path you tread is perilous, my dear.
Do not fail in your last moments of prime,
hold the blade in hand for the end is near.

One wrong step the blade falls across the thread,
your dance has come to an end and life fled.

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© 2007 Nicole Suthard
Published on Saturday, February 10, 2007.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • stormtalk On Wednesday, May 2, 2007, stormtalk (729)By person wrote:

    you forgot iambic pentameter

  • ShardsofSilence On Monday, February 19, 2007, ShardsofSilence (222)By person wrote:

    Dieing should be dying, but other than that it is good, me thinks...I mean, it fits the sonnet format and works..

  • A former member wrote: you had an excellent flow to it. It went smooth. It was a nice timeline also. I think you did an excellent job on it. One thing you did change it up jumping from the first to the second stanza. Is that going to be a problem for your teacher. ][ ][

  • EnlightenedFailure On Monday, February 12, 2007, EnlightenedFailure (13)By person wrote:

    YAY.... it finally works :):) seems good to me....

  • A former member wrote: I think Somebody just wanted the comments to go up... ][ ][

  • EnlightenedFailure On Monday, February 12, 2007, EnlightenedFailure (13)By person wrote:

    "Embers will burn brightly only for a few hours" im not sure if this is to late.... but this is 12.....

  • EnlightenedFailure On Sunday, February 11, 2007, EnlightenedFailure (13)By person wrote:

    "Leaving millions stars alone for the night" sshe will take off points for that.... millions stars ???? id revise the line

  • EnlightenedFailure On Sunday, February 11, 2007, EnlightenedFailure (13)By person wrote:

    "Dieing away only to leave a chill to stay " 11 syllables..... away is 2 .... k im done for the night call me if u need more helpp.... use dictionary.com... it shows u how many syllables in a word... gl

  • EnlightenedFailure On Sunday, February 11, 2007, EnlightenedFailure (13)By person wrote:

    "beware it will lose its grasp in time" 9 syllables .... graps is one syllable

  • EnlightenedFailure On Sunday, February 11, 2007, EnlightenedFailure (13)By person wrote:

    alone is two syllables.... soooo.... yeah... first three lines so far....

  • EnlightenedFailure On Sunday, February 11, 2007, EnlightenedFailure (13)By person wrote:

    and shimmering 3 syllables

  • EnlightenedFailure On Sunday, February 11, 2007, EnlightenedFailure (13)By person wrote:

    isnt sight one syllable?

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