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Screwdriver asked in Arts & HumanitiesPoetry · 1 decade ago

What do you think of this sonnet?

Sonnet 1: The road which bears no fruit.

The two roads diverge in the yellow wood.

Never again will I pass trodden rock.

Nor will I stay in the forked road I stood.

For where grass is anew my soul will dock.

The untrodden ways, they said, bears no fruit.

This phrase they wholely unto me warned.

For the dreamers, this life pays no tribute.

Aspire nothing, for gamblers will not stand.

But what to gain in life when yield’s certain?

When fruit is bountiful, it rots and waste.

What to gain when fruits rise without famine?

Where fruit is not fruit, sweetness lost its taste.

“It bears no fruit”, I gaze upon the path.

I will make it bear fruit or face God’s wrath.

I made this sonnet though I'm not quite sure if it fits the rules of making a sonnet.

Update:

Okay this is the reason I really hate making sonnets even though I love reading them. There are so many rules! I can't make sense of that iambic pentameter rule in Shakespeare's sonnets. Anyway thanks for the comment. I will consider this sonnet as my 1st draft.

Update 2:

hey by the way... I noticed in your version of my sonnet you changed 'waste' to 'wastes'. I was kind of confused whether to write waste or wastes because I thought wastes didn't rhyme with taste. It is okay to rhyme wastes with taste?

Update 3:

to the 2nd answer... I am trying to write a Shakespeare sonnet. In a sonnet rules do matter.

Update 4:

By the way I'm agnostic.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    It says so many things when we compare it to that of R Frost.... So B- to you...

    Source(s): By the way, God doesnt exist. Robert Frost was an atheist, too
  • nacsez
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    its a good first draft! the word orders could use a lot of work though cause the rhythm is a little off. you have the sylables right and the rhyme scheme right for the most part but the stressed unstressed pattern is a bit rough. if youre going for the shakespearian sonnet it should go unstressed-stressed in five sets (iambic pentameter) like -/ -/ -/ -/ -/. so allow me to rearange some stuff.... its just a suggestion anyway

    Two roads diverge upon the yellow wood.

    Never again I'll pass the trodden rock.

    Nor will I stay on forked road I once stood.

    Where grass is grown anew my soul will dock.

    Untrodden ways, they said, they bear no fruit.

    This phrase unto me they had wholely warned.

    That for the dreamers life it pays no tribute.

    Aspiring to gamble leaves you torn.

    What gain is there in life when yield is certain?

    When fruit is bountiful, it rots and wastes.

    What gain when fruits are rising without famine?

    Where fruit is not fruit, sweetness lost its taste.

    “It bears no fruit”, I gaze upon the path.

    Will I make it bear fruit or God’s wrath?

    mostly its just the rhythm that needs masaging, but the content and the feel are great! keep up the good work!

    EDIT: waste vs wastes isnt really that big of a deal to rhyme, i was just trying to match the verb tense with rots. you have a few slant rhymes in here which are almost rhymes, but im not so much for having absolute rhymes everywhere as a rule. the most important thing for a sonnet is the flow, even shakespear himself gave himself a little wiggle room with sylables and rhymes. read a couple of shakespears sonnets outloud and youll hear the rhythm flow pretty quickly, then try reading yours outloud to feel its rhythm. this usually helps me out.

    EDIT 2:

    in response to the other answer, yes poetic license is always a must, and no you shouldnt always follow the rules, but rules are there for a reason, and if youre going to try to write something in a form which others have been writing in for centuries, then the rules do matter. if you dont want to write in that form, then fine, but dont pretend you are. but to just say rules dont matter at all and you shouldnt ever follow them is somewhat childish...

  • 1 decade ago

    rules in poetry help prevent others from making good poemes (poetry). When you write don't go by the rules. Poetry is what you think of it no matter what others say. It's freedom of speech.

    This was good so plz write more just remember to write with out rules.

    Have a good day.

  • 1 decade ago

    lovely.

    thx for sharing.

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