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A 21 line fusion sonnet is a 21-line caudate sonnet form invented by Sonnet Mondal, and introduced in his book 21 Lines Fusion Sonnets of 21st Century, ISBN 978-81-89140-31-1 published by Sparrow Publication in India in 2010. Unlike the more common 14-line format, these sonnets comprise 21 lines, with new rhyming variations. In each of these sonnets a 14-line sonnet with new variations is followed by a seven-line half sonnet acting as a coda to bring stability to the poem.The volta or change in tone comes gradually through the ninth, tenth and eleventh lines for the initial 14-line sonnet, and in the twentieth line for the following seven-line half sonnet. The 21-line fusion sonnet is a fusion between contemporary and traditional styles. These sonnets deal more with social themes in contrast to other sonnets which are mostly written as lyric poetry.
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