3 Patterns of Writing a Sonnet Poetry Line in Indonesian

One of the new types of poetry based on its form is the sonnet. This poem itself is a poem that the number of lines must be 14 pieces. In writing, the sonnet has a number of special patterns that divide the 14 arrays into several parts. In this article, we will find out what are the patterns of line writing in a sonnet poem. The patterns in question are as follows!

1. 4-4-3-3. pattern

This pattern is the most basic sonnet pattern from a sonnet. This pattern itself consists of two stanzas of the sonnet, each consisting of four lines, and the remaining two must be three lines each. To find out more concretely the shape of this pattern, the reader can see the example below!

Early in the morning*
Works: M. Yamin

Teja and the fluff are still brilliant
Blur the glorious star
Becomes a fading light
Appears and sinks over and over again

Dawn in the east is approaching
Bringing gems to the world
Noble rhyme series
Various colors, criss-cross

Gradually and dress up
The sun rises slowly
Illuminate the earth with beauty

All flowers smell pandan
Open flower, good composition
Wet with dew, on the point of the branch

2. Pattern 4-4-4-2 Pola

The array writing pattern for the second sonnet is the 4-4-4-2 pattern. This pattern consists of three initial stanzas containing four lines each, and one last stanza containing two stanzas. For more details, can be seen in the example below!

Sonnet: I don't know how long**
By: Sapardi DJoko Damono

I don't know since when are we nervous
between arrogant phrases
in perforated span fabric
along the highway; we are close

among the pressing harsh words
in the fabric of the wind-blown span,
tied between tree trunks
and the electric pole; we're squashed on the sidelines.

overlapping stiff letters
in the stretch cloth that dangles at the crossroads
the one without that traffic light. It's been a long time
apparently we like to imagine ourselves

transformed into that torn rag, as much as possible
defend against rain, wind, heat, and cold.

3. One Verse Fourteen Array Pattern

The array writing pattern found in the sonnet writing is a one stanza fourteen line pattern. That is, in this pattern, the fourteenth array poetry sonnets are collected in one stanza of poetry. For more details, consider the example below!

Sonnet: X***
By: Sapardi Djoko Damono

who scratch in the blue sky
who hacked in the cloud then
who crystallized in that mist kabut
who blinks in the withered flower
who digests in purple
who breathes in the beat of time
Who flashes every time I open the door
who melts under my eyes
who spoke in the gap word-I said
who complains in my lonely shadows
who came to pick me up hunting
Who suddenly removed my veil
who exploded inside of me
: Who am I

Thus the discussion of several patterns of writing a sonnet poetry array in languageIndonesia. If the reader wants to add reference about sonnets and poetry, the reader can open the following articles, namely: examples of new poetry stanzas and sonnets, examples of old poetry, example of old mantra poetry, examples of contemporary poetry, examples of multilingual contemporary poetry, example of elegant poetryi, dan examples of romantic poetry. Hopefully useful and able to add insight to all readers. Thank you.

*Examples adapted from articles example of sonnet poetry.

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