ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Shakespeare’s sonnets are composed of 14 lines, and most are divided into three quatrains and a final, concluding couplet, rhyming abab cdcd efef gg. This sonnet form and rhyme scheme is known as the ‘English’ sonnet.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The traditional Shakespearean Sonnet form has 14 lines comprised of three quatrains (four-line stanzas) and one rhyming couplet (two-line stanza). The poem is written in iambic pentameter, meaning each line has 10 syllables with the stress falling on the second syllable of each pair.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -A Shakespearean sonnet has 14 lines. The 14 lines of a Shakespearean sonnet are usually broken down into three quatrains of four lines each, consisting of an alternating rhyme scheme. The final two lines are known as a heroic couplet that has a rhyme scheme that rhymes together.