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Shakespearean sonnets are written in what?

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Answer: Shakespeare's sonnets are composed of 14 lines, each written in iambic pentameter

Explanation: most with the traditional rhyme scheme of the English sonnet: abab cdcd efef gg.

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Shakespeare's sonnets are composed of 14 lines, and most are divided into three quatrains and a final, concluding couplet, rhyming abab cdcd efef gg. This sonnet form and rhyme scheme is known as the 'English' sonnet.
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