ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

EARLY BRITISH LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is NOT true of sonnet form?
A
a fourteen line poem
B
a poem written in iambic pentameter
C
a poem with ABAB rhyme scheme
D
a poem about death
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The answer which is not true about a Shakespearean sonnet is D. It has one quatrain and three couplets. In fact, it is quite the opposite-it has three quatrains and one couplet. All of the other answers are correct when it comes to the Shakespearean sonnet.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sonnets share these characteristics: Fourteen lines: All sonnets have 14 lines, which can be broken down into four sections called quatrains. A strict rhyme scheme: The rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet, for example, is ABAB / CDCD / EFEF / GG (note the four distinct sections in the rhyme scheme).

Detailed explanation-3: -Death Be Not Proud, or Holy Sonnet 10, is a Petrarchan sonnet. The English, or Shakespearean sonnet, contains four stanzas. It begins with three quatrains of four lines. These quatrains use the rhyme scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF.

Detailed explanation-4: -The characteristics of a sonnet are its rhyme scheme, its metric structure, its common topics, and its specific cultural conventions. This type of poem traditionally has a strict number of lines with ending words that must rhyme according to a certain formula.

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