ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This is an example of which of the following?
A
Play
B
Song lyrics
C
Sonnet
D
Dialogue
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -#2: “Shall I Compare Thee To A Summers’ Day?” by William Shakespeare (Shakespearean Sonnet) Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?

Detailed explanation-2: -A sonnet is a type of fourteen-line poem. Traditionally, the fourteen lines of a sonnet consist of an octave (or two quatrains making up a stanza of 8 lines) and a sestet (a stanza of six lines). Sonnets generally use a meter of iambic pentameter, and follow a set rhyme scheme.

Detailed explanation-3: -The sonnet is a verse form of fourteen lines, usually of iambic pentameter with an elaborate rhyme scheme.

Detailed explanation-4: -Petrarchan. Shakespearean. Spenserian. Miltonic. 16-Aug-2021

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