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 44 a regular iambic pentameter: The sonnet is quite regular metrically (for example, a three-syllable "injurious" maintains regularity in line two), but implements a few variations, for example in the first and last lines: ...which contain, respectively, a rightward movement of the first ictus (resulting in a four-position figure, codice_1, sometimes referred to as a "minor ionic"), and a mid-line reversal ("badges"). Critics have mentioned Sonnet 44 is directly coupled to "Sonnet 45" and lacks a definite conclusion. Sonnet 44 Sonnet 44 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It is a member of