What is a sonnet ?
Correct answer: D. A poem of fourteen lines
- A. A poem of six lines
- B. A poem of eight lines
- C. A poem of twelve lines
- D. A poem of fourteen lines
Explanation
A sonnet is a fourteen-line lyric poem, usually written in a regular metre and organized by a particular rhyme scheme. Shakespearean and Petrarchan sonnets are the two major traditional types.
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