son't tutorial

the son't is a form i devised due to my love/hate relationship with traditional sonnets. it is basically a HIGHLY truncated version of a sonnet with a few bits of silliness thrown in to lighten up the mood.

the rundown:

the lines are 5 syllables long, containing two and a half iambs (one of you guys out there can supply me with the right name for this, i am sure), literally cutting the length of a sonnet line in half.

there are only seven lines.

the rhyme scheme runs A/B/A/C/B/C/A, but the last words in lines one and seven must be the same word.

there must be at least ONE abbreviated or truncated word (feel free to go nuts, the more the merrier).

there must be at least one instance of enjambment.

there must be at least one instance of alliteration.

the first 2 to 4 lines must ask a question or pose a problem, with the remaining body providing an answer or solution and (if possible) colorful elaboration.

the template: numbers represent syllables per line, and letters represent rhyme scheme

(5)A
(5)B
(5)A
(5)C
(5)B
(5)C
(5)A

the example:

son't the first

why sweat a sonnet
with all of those iambs?
a son't is on it,
iconoclastic,
and really quite glam;
a fun, frenetic
bastardized sonnet!