I have tried to write a Shakespearean Sonnet. Four quatrains and a doublet (= 14 lines) each line being an Iambic Pentameter (! 0 syllables alternately unstressed and stressed) . The rhyme pattern is abab cdcd efef gg. Because of all this tweeking it should have excellent rhythm - when read - and flow - when recited. br br I could not seek your hand and then be scorned br For there are other maidens I would seek br Against your coldness I have oft been warned br But long to feel your cheek against my cheek. br br How good my chances with thee can I find? br Perhaps a letter sent - or face to face br For I must leave all other loves behind br If I would win your fond and fair embrace. br br I feel a letter would the problem solve br T'would give you time to ponder on my love br And time for me to ponder my resolve br Time for to pray - seek guidance from above. br br If I don't get my favourable reply br I fear my heart will break and I will die.