Question

What is poetry written in praise of a loved one’s physical beauty?

A. blazon
B. sonnet
C. iambic
D. quatrain

Answer 1

The correct answer would be option A blazon. A poetry that is written in praise of a loved one's physical beauty is called a blazon. A blazon is a poem wherein the writer describes his lover's body, focusing on the different parts of the woman's body, emphasizing her beauty. 

Answer 2

The correct answer is A. blazon.
The word blazon comes from French, where it used to denote an in-depth description of a coat-of-arms during the Middle ages. However, over time its meaning changed, and now, in English literature, it refers to a type of a poem where a woman's physical attributes are described. Petrarch and many Elizabethan poets (Shakespeare, for example) loved writing blazons.