volta

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    placement of volta in a sonnet. 5th line = bad?

    hi! i've been writing poems in shakespearean form. i've never paid attention to the volta until recently. i read that the volta is usually placed in the 9th line, or even 13th/14th line. the question is, is it bad if i place the volta in the 5th line? i dont want to sound ranting by putting...
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