Question

Which is true of the sonnet form, the form Shakespeare uses to write "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"

A.
A sonnet is a free-verse poem without meter.


B.
The sonnet form was invented by Shakespeare.


C.
The sonnet form is used to tell stories in poetry.


D.
A sonnet has 14 rhyming lines.

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. A sonnet has fourteen rhyming lines. It is written in iambic pentameter . It is Giacomo Da Lentini who is credited as the inventor of the sonnet and the sonnets made by William Shakespeare are the most famous .