Question on: WAEC Literature - 2018
The eight-line part of a Petrarchan sonnet is the________________
A
Quatrain
B
Octave
C
Octameter
D
Quartet
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Correct Option: B
The sonnet is split in two groups: the "octave" (of 8 lines) and the "sestet" (of 6 lines), for a total of 14 lines. The octave (the first 8 lines) typically introduces the theme or problem using a rhyme scheme of ABBAABBA
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