3 years ago

In a Petrarchan sonnet how many lines does an octave contain?

English

2 answers:

kherson [118]3 years ago

8 0

Answer:

Eight

Explanation:

An octave consists of eight lines of verse, which are usually iambic pentameter in English and hendecasyllables in Italian. The octave is the first section of a Petrarchan sonnet, which is then followed by a sestet (six lines). The Petrarchan sonnet is a type of poem that was popular throughout the Renaissance, and was extensively used by the Italian poet Petrarch.

marshall27 [118]3 years ago

7 0

Im pretty sure that it is 8 lines.

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