sonnet

collective noun

's subject should strain the ambit of the form.

The subject of a sonnet should strain the ambit of the form.

is a stand-alone poem and should never be impressed as a stanza in sequence.

The sonnet is a stand-alone poem. It should never be impressed as a stanza in sequence.

is poetry's elephant graveyard…the place where old poets go before they die.

The sonnet is poetry's elephant graveyard…the place where old poets go before they die.

is the right form for frustrated interior decorators.

The sonnet is the right form for frustrated interior decorators.

is a poem that goes eight lines and then takes a turn for better or worse, and goes six or eight lines more.

A true sonnet goes eight lines and then takes a turn for better or worse, and goes six or eight lines more