Sonnet Notes

Front

A Shakespearean Sonnet has how many syllables per line?

Back

10

Front

How many lines does a Shakespearean sonnet have?

Back

14

Front

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

Back

ABABCDCDEFEFGG

Front

What are the final two lines of a Shakespearean sonnet called?

Back

couplet

Front

A Shakespearean sonnet includes ____ stanzas and a ___.

Back

3, couplet

Front

Shakespearean sonnets are written in what pattern?

Back

iambic pentameter

Front

Another name for a Petrarchan sonnet.

Back

Italian

Front

Iambic pentameter contains _____ iambs, each of which contains _____ syllables.

Back

five, two

Front

How many stanzas are there in a Shakespearean sonnet?

Back

3