Ineffable Mysteries Poem by Suzette Richards

ABOUT the Suzette sonnet: Rhyme scheme: aaa; (b1-b2) (b1-b2) ; ccc; (d1-d2) (d1-d2) ; abcd A 14 line sonnet. The triplets are iambic pentameter [*/|*/|*/|*/|*/]; the rhyming couplets are iambic hexameter including an internal rhyme [*/|*/|*/ — */|*/|*/] (alexandrines) ; concluding with a quatrain in iambic pentameter that summarises the sonnet in a rhyme scheme of any combination set by the triplets and couplets— for example: abcd/acbd/dcba/etc. The volta is at L9. It may be written as a single 14-line stanza (below) or in sets divided by white space (see following page) . Auto antonyms (‘Janus words') , homonyms, homographs, heteronyms, and homophonic rhymes would lend interest to the couplets, but it is not a set requirement.