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Which of the following is an example of a sonnet?
Which of the following is an example of a sonnet?
- The Raven (by Edgar Allan Poe)
- Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? (by William Shakespeare) (correct)
- The Waste Land (by T.S. Eliot)
- Ode to a Nightingale (by John Keats)
Which poet is known for writing sonnets?
Which poet is known for writing sonnets?
- Emily Dickinson
- Percy Bysshe Shelley
- William Shakespeare (correct)
- William Wordsworth
What is the typical rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?
What is the typical rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?
- ABBA ABBA CDCD EE
- ABAB CDCD EFEF GG (correct)
- ABBA CDDC EFG EFG
- ABAB BCBC CDCD EE
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Sonnets
- A sonnet is a 14-line poem, traditionally written in iambic pentameter.
- The poet known for writing sonnets is William Shakespeare.
- The typical rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.
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