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What is presented in the octave of an Italian, or Petrarchan, sonnet?

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Answer: The elements of the Italian or Petrarchan Sonnets are: a single quatorzain made up of an octave followed by a sestet. composed with the octave presenting an idea, problem or question, followed by a sestet finding the solution or resolution.

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