| Term | Definition |
|---|
| 14 lines | How many lines does a sonnet have? |
| iambic pentameter | What is a sonnet written in? |
| Italian/Petrarchan | What is the first type of sonnet called. |
| First 8 lines introduce one idea | What does the first part of a Italian sonnet do? |
| Last 6 lines introduce new topic that blends with first by the end | What does the second part of an Italian sonnet do? |
| abba, abba, cde, cde | Italian sonnet rhyme scheme |
| fixed verse | What type of verse is an Italian sonnet written in? |
| octave | 8 lines |
| sestet | 6 lines |
| English/Shakespearian | What is the second type of sonnet called? |
| 3 stanzas of 4 lines that show and build on an idea | How is a Shakespearian sonnet written? |
| one stanza of two lines that rhyme, dramatic end to poem | How does a Shakespearian sonnet end? |
| heroic couplet | What is the end of a Shakespearian sonnet called? |
| abab cdcd efef gg | Shakespearian sonnet rhyme scheme |
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