The Curtal Sonnet is perhaps one the most unique sonnet forms. Unlike traditional sonnets, which consist of 14 lines, the Curtal sonnet consists of 11, with the final line being half length (5 syllables). The form was created by Gerard Manley Hopkins. The form is proportionally three quarters of a Petrarchan sonnet, therefor, the volta can be found between the sestet and the quintet.
Structure:
a sestet and a quintet
Rhyme Scheme:
abcabc dcbdc or abcabc dbcdc
Template :
(a)
(b)
(c)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(c) or (b)
(b) or (c)
(d)
(c)
Example:
The Memory of Psychosis
my memory has fallen through the cracks...
reminders written on blank post-it notes
can't remind me what it was I forgot
running in circles retracing my tracks
heartbeat echoes speaking in anecdotes
leave only traces of maddening thought
through the floorboards I find myself falling
wanting to climb out but trying for naught
all I can hear are their taunting and quotes
of "nevermore" and tell-tale hearts calling
singing woe and whatnot
Jamie Santomasso
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