English (Sonnets and Rhyme Scheme)

Question 1

It is named after one of its greatest practitioners, the Italian poet Petrarch. It is divided into two stanzas, the octave (the first eight lines) followed by the answering sestet (the
final six lines)

Answer 1

the Petrarchan Sonnet

Question 2

or English sonnet, follows a different set of rules. Are composed of 14 lines, and most are divided into three quatrains and a final, concluding couplet, rhyming abab cdcd efef gg

Answer 2

The Shakespearean

Question 2

or English sonnet, follows a different set of rules. Are composed of 14 lines, and most are divided into three quatrains and a final, concluding couplet, rhyming abab cdcd efef gg

Answer 2

The Shakespearean

Question 3

is the pattern of sounds that repeats at the end of a line or stanza. It can be identified by giving end words that rhyme with each other the same letter.

Answer 3

Rhyme Scheme

Question 4

It is another distinctive attribute of this sonnet form. In many cases, determining what kind of sonnet, reading is one that can be done most simply by looking at the poem’s rhyme scheme

Answer 4

Shakespearean Sonnet Rhyme Scheme

Question 5

It is perfected by the Italian poet
Petrarch, divides the 14 lines into two
sections: an eight-line stanza (octave)
rhyming ABBAABBA, and a six-line stanza
(sestet) rhyming CDCDCD or CDECDE

Answer 5

Petrarchan Sonnet Rhyme Scheme

Question 6

The _______ characteristically treats its theme in two parts. The first eight lines, the octave, state a problem, ask a question, or express an emotional tension.

Answer 6

Petrarchan sonnet Rhyme Scheme