English poetrys basic elements:Meter(格律), rhyme(韵律), alliteration(头韵), stanza(诗节)iambic tetrameter 四步抑扬格anapestic trimester 三步抑抑扬dactylic dimeter 两步扬抑抑Male rhymes(阳韵)单词带有单音节 Female rhymes(阴韵) 带有多音节 forms of English poetry:ballad(歌谣), sonnet(十四行诗) and blank verse(无韵诗)Italian sonne 意大利十四行诗 前octave(八行) 韵律abbaabba 后sestet(六行) 韵律 cdcece or cdecde.English sonnet 也叫 Shakespearean abab cdcd efef gg1. Shakespeare 莎士比亚的 Sonnet 18(criticized religious