THE SHAKESPEAREAN SONNET :

This too consists of three quatrains and a couplet but the rhyme scheme is different from Spenserian sonnet . The rhyme here is

- abab,cdcd , efef , gg (or )
- abba, cddc,effe, gg

Each quatrain introduces a separate aspect and the final couplet resolves the argument.

When  I consider how my light is spent               a
Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide        b
And that one talent which is death to hide           b
Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent     a
To serve therewith my Maker, and present             a 
My true account, lest He, returning chide;           b 
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?             b
I fondly ask; But Patience, to prevent               a
That murmur, soon replies, God doth not need         c 
Either man’s work, or His own gifts; who best        d
Bear His mild yoke, they serve Him best. His state   e
Is kingly. Thousands at His bidding speed,           c
And post o'er land and ocean without rest;           d 
They also serve who only stand and wait              e