FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
JOHN MILTON
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octave and sestet
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octave and sextet
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quartet and couplet
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quartet and quatrain
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Petrarchan sonnet, perfected by the Italian poet Petrarch, divides the 14 lines into two sections: an eight-line stanza (octave) rhyming ABBAABBA, and a six-line stanza (sestet) rhyming CDCDCD or CDECDE.
Detailed explanation-2: -The sonnet is split in two stanzas: the “octave” or “octet” (of 8 lines) and the “sestet” (of 6 lines), for a total of 14 lines. The octave typically introduces the theme or problem using a rhyme scheme of ABBAABBA.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Petrarchan sonnet divides its lines between an octave (eight lines) and a sestet (six lines).
Detailed explanation-4: -The first eight lines of an Italian or Petrarchan sonnet are also called an octave.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Petrarchan sonnet characteristically treats its theme in two parts. The first eight lines, the octave, state a problem, ask a question, or express an emotional tension. The last six lines, the sestet, resolve the problem, answer the question, or relieve the tension.