Question

Read the third quatrain of Shakespeare’s "Sonnet 130.”

I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground.

In order to follow the structure of a Shakespearean sonnet correctly, what must follow this quatrain?

a sestet
an octave
a fourth quatrain
a rhyming couplet

Answer 1

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D) a rhyming couplet.

Step-by-step explanation:

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The structure of a Shakespearean sonnet typically consists of three quatrains (four-line stanzas) followed by a rhyming couplet (two-line stanza). The third quatrain sets the stage for the concluding couplet, which often brings a twist, resolution, or summary of the ideas presented in the previous lines.

Answer 2

a rhyming couplet.

A Shakespearean quatrain consists of 3 quatrains and a two line rhyming couplet. Since that’s the 3rd quatrain, a rhyming couplet follows. hope this helped!!