ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -A sonnet is a short lyric poem that consists of 14 lines, typically written in iambic pentameter (a 10-syllable pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables) and following a specific rhyme scheme (of which there are several-we’ll go over this point more in just a moment).

Detailed explanation-2: -A sonnet is a poem of 14 lines that reflects upon a single issue or idea. It usually takes a turn, called a “volta, ” about 8 lines in, and then resolves the issue by the end. Shakespearean sonnets use iambic pentameter and an ABAB CDCD EFEF GG rhyme scheme, but don’t worry too much about all that.

Detailed explanation-3: -A 14-line poem with a variable rhyme scheme originating in Italy and brought to England by Sir Thomas Wyatt and Henry Howard, earl of Surrey in the 16th century. Literally a “little song, ” the sonnet traditionally reflects upon a single sentiment, with a clarification or “turn” of thought in its concluding lines.

Detailed explanation-4: -A poem’s form is its structure: elements like its line lengths and meters, stanza lengths, rhyme schemes (if any) and systems of repetition. A poem’s form refers to its structure: elements like its line lengths and meters, stanza lengths, rhyme schemes (if any) and systems of repetition.

Detailed explanation-5: -sonnet, fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically five-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme.