Renaissance Poetic Forms - WCA

What does 'volta' refer to in an Italian sonnet?

• The first line of the sonnet

• The turn or shift in thought

• The concluding couplet

• The rhyme scheme

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What is the meaning of iambic pentameter?

• A metrical pattern in poetry consisting of five iambs per line in a Spenserian sonnet

• A type of rhyme scheme in a Shakespearean sonnet

• A form of poetry with six lines per stanza

• A type of meter with seven syllables per line

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What is the meaning of the word 'couplet' in the context of an English sonnet?

• A pair of lines with the same rhyme and meter

• A single line with a specific rhyme scheme

• A group of three lines with a specific rhyme pattern

• A stanza with alternating rhyme scheme

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What is the meaning of 'sestet' in the context of Italian sonnets?

• The first six lines of an Italian sonnet

• The last six lines of an Italian sonnet

• The title of an Italian sonnet

• A type of Italian dessert

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What does 'octave' refer to in the context of an Italian sonnet?

• The first eight lines

• The last six lines

• The title of the sonnet

• The main theme of the sonnet

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