... metrical pattern. Sonnet 130 also contains a couplet. The last two lines 13 and 14 are rhymed iambic couplets. The last two words of the lines rhyme, "rare and compare." Shakespeare uses the rhyme scheme of the English sonnet adjusting its form to ABABCDCDEFEFGG. Shakespeare uses this rhyme scheme in many of his sonnets making his ... are accented. Shakespeare uses end rime throughout the entire sonnet making his rhyming words come at the end of each line. He uses the ABAB rhyme scheme, which creates the end rime. He also takes advantage of using caesuras in his poetry to separate his tho...

• Word Count: 1776
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School