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Which arrangement of lines distinguishes an English sonnet? 28 lines divided into three octaves and a concluding quatrain 14 lines divided into three quatrains and a heroic couplet 5 lines divided into a tercet and a heroic couplet 39 lines divided into six-line stanzas and a tercet

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The correct answer is 14 lines divided into three quatrains and a heroic couplet

This is how Shakespeare wrote it and his sonnets are some of the most famous ones ever.

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