Question

Which features make this an example of a Shakespearean

Answer 1

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Sonnet 19 is one of the more than a hundred sonnets published by William Shakespeare in 1609.

It is considered a typical Shakespearean or English sonnet because of:

-The use of three quatrains (a stanza or poem consisting of four lines) followed by a couple (two successive lines that rhyme and have the same metre). Here is an example of a rhyming couple from Sonnet 18

So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,

So long lives this and this gives life to thee.

-It follows the typical rhyme scheme: abab, cdcd, efef, gg

-The widespread use of iambic pentameter based on five pairs of metrically weak/strong syllabic positions. For example, "But I forbid thee one more heinous crime" (19.8).

Answer 2

Answer:

A). The abab, cdcd, efef, gg rhyme scheme.

C). The widespread use of iambic pentameter.

D). The use of three quatrains followed by a couplet.

Explanation:

Elizabethan or Shakesperean sonnet is characterized for its use of three quatrains(comprising of four lines) followed by a couplet(pair of lines that accomplishes the thought began in quatrain) which is written in iambic pentameter(five metrical feet in which a stressed or long syllable is followed by a short or unstressed syllable). The typical rhyme scheme of ABAB, CDCD, EFEF, GG is a key characteristic of Shakesperean sonnet. Thus, these features together justify the example as a Shakesperean sonnet. Thus, options A, C, and D are the correct answers.