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8.7: Analyzing Different Interpretations of a Sonnet

Question 9 • MO-English Language Arts 10 A-CR

What is the structure of a Shakespearean sonnet?

Answer
A
A Shakespearean sonnet has 16 lines and begins with a couplet.
B
A Shakespearean sonnet consists of four quatrains and ends with a couplet.
C
A Shakespearean sonnet has three quatrains and begins with a couplet.
D
A Shakespearean sonnet has three quatrains and ends with a couplet.

Explanation

A Shakespearean sonnet has 14 lines arranged as three quatrains (four-line sections) followed by a final couplet (two rhyming lines). Therefore, it has three quatrains and ends with a couplet.

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