Well, Stephen, as a rule, hand tools are pretty self-explanatory. But this one stumped me, so I went to http://www.stanleyworks.com to see if they addressed this issue. Sure enough, youâre not alone in wanting to know the answer to this question, as its inclusion in the FAQ section indicates.
Shakespeare's sonnets are written predominantly in a meter called iambic pentameter, a rhyme scheme in which each sonnet line consists of ten syllables. The syllables are divided into five pairs called iambs or iambic feet.nly three of Shakespeare's 154 sonnets do not conform to this structure: Sonnet 99, which has 15 lines; Sonnet 126, which has 12 lines; and Sonnet 145, which is written in iambic tetrameter.
Best Answer: It depends on the type of sonnet you are writing. It wouldn't be completely accurate to say 10 syllables, because in English Sonnet writing, they are written in iambic pentameter, which is ten syllables, but it's not just any syllables, they have to be in rhythm. da-DA-da-DA-da-DA-da-DA-da-DA.And the rhymes are ABAB/CDCD/EFEF/GG for each stanza.hat makes a sonnet a sonnet is the rhyme scheme and the 10 syllable lines. Check out this site and it may help you: http://www.elfwood.com/farp/thewriting/2... Sptfyr Â· 7 years ago. Thumbs up.