Read this essay at The Sonneteer! Sonnet types discussed: The Sicilian: ABAB ABAB, CDC DCD The Italian: ABBA ABBA, CDC DCD The English: ABAB, CDCD, EFEF, GG The French: ABAB, CDCD, EEF, GGF The Spenserian: ABAB, BCBC, CDCD, EE The Miltonic: Italian, with enjambment, delayed volta, and non-courtly/erotic content The Meredithian: ABBA, CDDC, EFFE, GHHG The Pushkin: aBaB, ccDD, eFFe, GG The Hilbertian: ABC ABC, DEF DEF, GG The Terza Rima: ABA, BCB, CDC, DED, EE The Hybrid: Various. Ex: ABB...