Answer:
Yes, the provided poem can be considered a sonnet using the traditional Shakespearean sonnet form.
Step-by-step explanation:
A Shakespearean sonnet typically consists of 14 lines written in iambic pentameter and follows a specific rhyme scheme. The rhyme scheme for a Shakespearean sonnet is ABABCDCDEFEFGG, which means that the last word of each line follows a specific pattern of rhyming sounds.
Let's examine the rhyme scheme in the given poem:
So what is this all going to be now - A
What is our purpose throughout this life - B
My heart of sorrows, your pretending vows - A
You returned, making me break and cry - B
I swore never to love more than I’m loved, - C
That promise is gone, and now so are you - D
Maybe I can be saved- by God above - C
Or maybe I was destined to pursue. - D
Oh, allow my heart to heal, my dear one - E
My love for you: more than that of a fool - F
I have fought for us, praying love has won, - E
But you have not, and my body was your tool - F
I pray that we don’t have to say goodbye; - G
I pray that you will be forever mine. - G
As we can see, the rhyme scheme of this poem follows the pattern ABABCDCDEFEFGG, which is consistent with the traditional Shakespearean sonnet form.
Therefore, based on the rhyme scheme and the number of lines, this poem can be considered a sonnet using the traditional Shakespearean sonnet form.