The Shakespearean Sonnet

The Shakespearean Sonnet (aka. English Sonnet)is comprised of three quattrains with separate rhyme schemes, and a concluding rhymed couplet.

Stanzas : 4
Stanza Type : Quattrains and a Couplet
Lines : 14
Accents : Iambic (/unaccented, accented/)
Syllables : 10 per line (pentameter)
Rhyme :

stanza 1:
abab
stanza 2:
cdcd
stanza 3:
efef
stanza 4:
gg