Caudate sonnet his example is distinct from Milton's satirical use, the effect of the coda—to add stability to the poem's close—is comparable. Caudate sonnet A caudate sonnet is an expanded version of the sonnet. It consists of 14 lines in standard sonnet forms followed by a coda (Latin "cauda" meaning "tail", from which the name is derived). The invention of the form is credited to Francesco Berni. According to the "Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry," the form is most frequently used for satire, such as the most prominent English instance, John Milton's "On the New Forcers of Conscience Under the Long Parliament." Gerard
Sonnet 36 of phrases in the same lines that represent unity and divisions respectively. For example, the phrase, "we two" is followed by, "must be twain", meaning must be separate. Also, "Our two loves" is followed by "separable spite". The location of where Sonnet 36 properly fits in the sequence of Shakespeare's sonnets has been widely debated. Claes Schaar groups the sonnets according to how similar they are. Sonnet 36 is grouped with Sonnet 33 through Sonnet 35. Although there is no apparent connection between Sonnet 36 and 37, there is an apparent link between the topic in 35 and the first