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What is the difference between a Ballad and a Sonnet?

S. Leo, Content Blogger
Answered: Jul 15, 2019

A ballad and a sonnet are two types of poems. They are not just types of poems, but each of them comes with a unique style. A ballad is a kind of narrative poem in the form of recitation or...Read More

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What is the Occitan Sonnet?

C. Bernthal, Teacher
Answered: Dec 17, 2018

The main meter of all sonnet poems in English poetry is an iambic parameter. There have been a few tetrameters and even hexameter sonnets as well. The term “sonnet” is derived from...Read More

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What is the format of the Petrarchan Sonnet?

C. Bernthal, Teacher
Answered: Dec 17, 2018

A typical Petrarchan sonnet is a 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter. It is separated into two stanzas, the octave, and the sestet. The octave is an eight-line opener, which proposes a...Read More

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What is your favorite sonnet?

Ken Wilson, Marketing Analyst
Answered: Dec 17, 2018

William Shakespeare wrote sonnet 116. In this sonnet, Shakespeare tries to elucidate love by using comparisons, metaphors, and personification. The theme of this sonnet is about true love because...Read More

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How did Dante change the Petrarchan Sonnet?

C. Bernthal, Teacher
Answered: Dec 17, 2018

Petrarch's thought and style are reasonably uniform throughout his life. He spent much of his time revising the songs and sonnets of the canzoniere rather than moving to new subjects or poetry....Read More

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What are sonnets?

Ken Wilson, Marketing Analyst
Answered: Dec 17, 2018

A sonnet is a 14-line poem that rhymes in a specific pattern. Shakespeare’s sonnets use the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg, with the final couplet used to outline the previous lines...Read More

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Which is the best sonnet of all time?

Ken Wilson, Marketing Analyst
Answered: Dec 17, 2018

Sonnet 18 is one of the best known of the 154 sonnets written by English playwright, William Shakespeare. Sonnet 18 is deemed by many to be one of the most engagingly written verses in the...Read More

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Who invented the sonnet?

C. Bernthal, Teacher
Answered: Dec 17, 2018

The Italian sonnet was introduced by Giacomo da Lentini, head of the Sicilian school under Frederick II. An Italian sonnet is composed of Octave, rhyming abbaabba, and a sestet. Usually, English,...Read More

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How is the Petrarchan Sonnet different from Occitan Sonnet?

C. Bernthal, Teacher
Answered: Dec 17, 2018

The main difference between the two types is the rhyme plot. The Petrarchan sonnet has a rhyme arrangement of ABBAABBA where the lines ending in A rhyme with each other, just as do lines ending...Read More

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Was the sonnet the most popular form of poetry during the Renaissance?

L. Brett, Sales Manager
Answered: Dec 17, 2018

A sonnet is a fourteen-line lyric poem, customarily written in iambic pentameter. The sonnet form first became favored throughout the Italian Renaissance when the poet Petrarch published a...Read More

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How did Sonnet poetry spread to other parts of the world?

L. Brett, Sales Manager
Answered: Dec 17, 2018

Originating in Italy, the Sonnet was established by Petrarch in the 14th century as a significant form of love poetry and came to be adopted in Spain, France, and England in the 16th century,...Read More

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How many types of sonnets are there?

C. Bernthal, Teacher
Answered: Dec 17, 2018

Sonnets can be classified into six major types: Italian, Miltonic, Terza Rima, Shakespearean sonnets, and curtal sonnets. The rhyme scheme of a Petrarchan sonnet spotlights the first eight lines,...Read More

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Is the following true or false? The rushing of the sea-tides of the soul is an example of alliteration.

B. Lazarus
Answered: Oct 16, 2019

The correct answer to this question is False. Alliteration is when consonant sounds are repeated throughout a sentence. The first consonant in the sentence would be repeated. In this example, the...Read More

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