FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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Shakespearean, because he created that sonnet.
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Shakespearean, because he is the only published poet we have of sonnets.
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Shakespearean, because he is the most well-known sonnet writer.
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Petrarchan, because he created the sonnet.
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Detailed explanation-1: -There are two basic types of sonnet: the English sonnet, also called the Shakespearean sonnet, and the Italian sonnet, also called the Petrarchan sonnet. Both of these types of sonnet have 14 lines, so what distinguishes them is how the sections are broken up and how the poem rhymes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Form and structure of the sonnets The sonnets are composed in iambic pentameter, the metre used in Shakespeare’s plays. The rhyme scheme is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. Sonnets using this scheme are known as Shakespearean sonnets, or English sonnets, or Elizabethan sonnets.
Detailed explanation-3: -Traditionally, the sonnet is a fourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter, employing one of several rhyme schemes, and adhering to a tightly structured thematic organization. The name is taken from the Italian sonetto, which means “a little sound or song.”
Detailed explanation-4: -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.