ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Let's break it down:
* ABAB CDCD EFEF GG: This represents the rhyme scheme for each line of the sonnet.
* A, B, C, D, E, F, G: These are the rhyming sounds.
* Each line is written in iambic pentameter: This means each line has 10 syllables, with an alternating pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables.
Here's an example:
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? (A)
Thou art more lovely and more temperate: (B)
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, (A)
And summer's lease hath all too short a date: (B)
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, (C)
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. (D)
When in eternal lines to time thou growest, (C)
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, (D)
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, (E)
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. (F)
When in eternal lines to time thou growest, (E)
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, (F)
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, (G)
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. (G)
Notice how the rhyming sounds are repeated throughout the sonnet, following the ABAB CDCD EFEF GG pattern.