Sonnets Check whether you remember the basics of Sonnets 1. Where does the turn appears in the English sonnet?9th line12th line13th line6th line2. What is the Sicilian sestet?cdc dcdcdcdcdcde cdeaaa bbb3. What are the other least used types of sonnets?Shakespearean and SpenserianSpenserian and envelopeenvelope and ItalianNone of the above4. What is the Italian octave?ababcbcbabbabaababbaabbaaaabbb5. What is an original sonnet?An appreciation on someoneA poem which has 14 linesA poem which has 14 lines and a regular rhyming schemeAn Italian love poem which has 14 lines and a regular rhyming scheme6. What are the two main types of sonnets?Petrarchan and ItalianShakespearean and SpenserianPetrarchan and ShakespeareanSpenserian and envelope7. What is the structure of an English sonnet?Octave and sestetThree Sicilian quatrains and a coupletTwo trecets and two quatrainsnone of the above8. In which lines the usual turn of a Petrarchan sonnet appear?13th line8th line9th line12th line9. A famous example for a Petrarchan sonnet isSonnet 141Shall I compare thee to a summer's dayTo the NileDesign10. What are the two main sections of a Petrarchan sonnet?Octave and two trecetsOctave and sestetThree quatrains and a coupletNone 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!!