Sonnets

Check whether you remember the basics of  Sonnets

1. 
What is the Sicilian sestet?

2. 
What are the other least used types of sonnets?

3. 
What is the Italian octave?

4. 
What is the structure of an English sonnet?

5. 
A famous example for a Petrarchan sonnet is

6. 
What is an original sonnet?

7. 
What are the two main types of sonnets?

8. 
In which lines the usual turn of a Petrarchan sonnet appear?

9. 
Where does the turn appears in the English sonnet?

10. 
What are the two main sections of a Petrarchan sonnet?

2 thoughts on “Sonnets”

  1. Nadeesha Ranawaka

    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?

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