Poetry · Guide
A form that gives a thought room to change.
Fourteen lines can hold an argument, a confession, or a question. What makes many sonnets memorable is the turn: a shift that asks us to reconsider the opening. Rhyme and meter can make that shift audible, but the change in thought gives it purpose.
Read the guide to sonnet forms, or try writing a turn before you worry about rhyme.
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