Italian/Petrarchan Sonnet Flashcards by . . | Brainscape

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Italian/Petrarchan Sonnet Structure

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An octave (2 quatrains) and a sestet (2 tercets)

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Italian/Petrarchan Sonnet Rhyme Scheme

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ABBA / ABBA / CDC / DCD

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Typical volta location of an Italian/Petrarchan Sonnet?

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Typically between the octave and the sestet

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