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[whatho]

Today I wrote a Petrarchan sonnet. No, seriously. If that's what you call one of those sonnets that rhymes after the fashion of my subject line. Yes, I did do a degree in English Literature, but my friend did a degree in geography and I don't expect her to know the capital of Venezuela. She can look it up. That's what I should do.

But I did write a sonnet. It's not an experiment I'm overly keen to repeat, but I'm not entirely horrified with the result. I did it because I had to. It was necessary for the conclusion of my Nanowrimo novel. I've put off the dreaded sonnet for four months now, but I couldn't really edit much more without it, so I kind of wrote it, and there it is. It's very awkward, having to write sonnets. I have an idea for a story that'll only work if I write about 20 Shakespearian sonnets. That one's kind of at the bottom of my list. But I wrote a sonnet! I'm a bit excited about it. I'll hate it tomorrow, but today I want people to know I wrote a sonnet.

Except I think I might've missed the pivot by a couple of words. Never mind. People won't notice if I stop telling them.

Comments

[jekesta]

Oooh. you are smashing. You should write the shakespearean sonnets WHEN YOU'RE NOT LOOKING and then it will be a nice surprise for your future self should she want to write that story. But not now. Obviously. For now you should be HAPPY AND GLORIED at having written your sonnet yay:):):):)) :;dances you in a sonnet pattern::

[pere-chan.livejournal.com]

I drink to your sonnets!

Also, Petrarch should go on the urban spoken-word circuit...that rhyming system makes me dizzy.

[yonmei.livejournal.com]

You wrote a sonnet? I am terribly impressed. It is one thing I have never successfully done. *admires*