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Shakespearean |
Or English sonnet consists of three quatrains, or four line stanzas, followed by a couplet, or pair of rhyming lines. The rhyme scheme is typically abab, cdcd, efef, gg. The couplet presents a conclusion to the questions raised in the three quatrains. |
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Spenserian Sonnet |
Three quatrains and a couplet, but follows the rhyme scheme abab, bcbc, cdcd, ee. This interlocking rhyme scheme pushes the sonnet toward the final couplet, which makes a key point or comment. |
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Petrarchan Sonnet |
Italian sonnet, fourteen lines divided into two stanzas, the eight-line octave and the six line sestet. The sestet usually responds to a question or situation posed by the octave. The rhyme scheme for the octave is typically abbaabba; for the sestet, the rhyme scheme is typically cdecde. |
