![]() ![]() Except for line 2 and 3 where the stress falls on the first syllable in the first pair in each line. The lines are written in iambic pentameter, as a line contains five pairs of syllables where the first syllable is unstressed and the second stressed. This is directly opposite to Owen’s poem which has a gloomy mood and is themed around war. The fact that Owen uses the structure of a sonnet is ironic because these ones have traditionally a joyful mood and are themed around love. One should note that Owen uses a half-rhyme for B. The Shakespearean rhyme scheme is ABAB, CDCD, EFFE, GG. The Petrarchan sonnet is a variation of the Elizabethan sonnet as the fourteen lines are divided in two unequal stanzas. It is written in the form of a hybrid sonnet, as it combines the structure of the Petrarchan sonnet with the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet except for lines 11 and 12. The structure of Owen’s Anthem for Doomed Youth is ironic. ![]()
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