Sonnets Check whether you remember the basics of Sonnets 1. What is an original sonnet? An appreciation on someone A poem which has 14 lines A poem which has 14 lines and a regular rhyming scheme An Italian love poem which has 14 lines and a regular rhyming scheme 2. What is the Italian octave? ababcbcb abbabaab abbaabba aaabbb 3. A famous example for a Petrarchan sonnet is Sonnet 141 Shall I compare thee to a summer's day To the Nile Design 4. What are the other least used types of sonnets? Shakespearean and Spenserian Spenserian and envelope envelope and Italian None of the above 5. Where does the turn appears in the English sonnet? 9th line 12th line 13th line 6th line 6. In which lines the usual turn of a Petrarchan sonnet appear? 13th line 8th line 9th line 12th line 7. What is the Sicilian sestet? cdc dcd cdcdcd cde cde aaa bbb 8. What are the two main types of sonnets? Petrarchan and Italian Shakespearean and Spenserian Petrarchan and Shakespearean Spenserian and envelope 9. What is the structure of an English sonnet? Octave and sestet Three Sicilian quatrains and a couplet Two trecets and two quatrains none of the above 10. What are the two main sections of a Petrarchan sonnet? Octave and two trecets Octave and sestet Three quatrains and a couplet None of the above
I understood well about sonnet types and their significances. Thank u all for this. I have a doubt that is, is it need to consider about number of syllables in each lines when writing a sonnet? Log in to Reply
Yes. Each line is considered. We are working on an in-depth guide on poetic metrics. Stay tuned!! Log in to Reply
I understood well about sonnet types and their significances. Thank u all for this. I have a doubt that is, is it need to consider about number of syllables in each lines when writing a sonnet?
Yes. Each line is considered. We are working on an in-depth guide on poetic metrics. Stay tuned!!