Petrarch: Sonnets
Petrarchan sonnet
Define the Petrarchan sonnet with its characteristics. Write a critical appreciation of Petrarch’s sonnets.
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The Petrarchan sonnet is characterized by the following core elements:
- It contains fourteen lines of poetry.
- The lines are divided into an eight-line subsection (called an octave) followed by a six-line subsection (called a sestet).
- The octave follows a rhyme scheme of ABBA ABBA.
The first eight lines, the octave, state a problem, ask a question, or express an emotional tension. The last six lines, the sestet, resolve the problem, answer the question, or relieve the tension.
