Sonnets and Rhyme

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What is a sonnet?

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A sonnet is a 14-line poem, typically written in iambic pentameter, that follows a specific rhyme scheme.

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What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

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The rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet is abab cdcd efef gg.

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What is the rhyme scheme of a Petrarchan sonnet?

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The rhyme scheme of a Petrarchan sonnet is abba abba, followed by a sestet that can vary.

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What is end rhyme?

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End rhyme is when the last words of two or more lines rhyme with each other.

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What is internal rhyme?

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Internal rhyme occurs when a word in the middle of a line rhymes with a word at the end of the same line.

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What is slant rhyme?

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Slant rhyme, also known as near rhyme or half rhyme, is when two words have similar but not identical sounds.

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem, usually described using letters.

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What is iambic pentameter?

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Iambic pentameter is a type of meter in poetry that consists of five iambs (unstressed-stressed syllable pairs) per line.

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What is a couplet?

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A couplet is a pair of consecutive lines in a poem that typically rhyme and have the same meter.

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What is a quatrain?

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A quatrain is a stanza or poem of four lines, often with alternating rhymes.