ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The last ‘part’ of a sonnet contains ____ lines
A
1
B
2
C
3
D
4
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The fourth, and final part of the sonnet is two lines long and is called the couplet. The couplet is rhymed CC, meaning the last two lines rhyme with each other.

Detailed explanation-2: -The last two lines of a sonnet are called a couplet in a Shakespearean sonnet.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Regardless of the type of sonnet, every sonnet has fourteen lines. In an Italian sonnet, these fourteen lines are grouped into two sections. The first section has eight lines and the final section has six lines.

Detailed explanation-4: -A sestet refers only to the final portion of a sonnet, otherwise the six-line stanza is known as a sexain.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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