Question

What are the key characteristics of a Shakespearean sonnet ?

Answer 1

A sonnet written by Shakespeare almost always has 14 lines and is written in the iambic pentameter. This means there are 3 quatrains (4 line sections) and one "heroic" couplet. The rhyme scheme, therefore, is ABAB (1st quatrains), CDCD (2nd quatrain), EFEF (3rd quatrain), and GG (heroic couplet).

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Answer 2

In terms of structure, a Shakespearean sonnet has 14 lines and is written in iambic pentameter. This means that has 3 quatrains (4 line sections) and one heroic couplet. The rhyme scheme, therefore, is abab (quatrain 1), cdcd (quatrain 2), efef (quatrain 3), and gg (heroic couplet). according to
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