How many lines does a Shakespeare Sonnet have?

A sonnet has 14 lines. There are two major types :-1. Pertrachean sonnet - it is divided into an octave (8 lines) and a sestet (6 lines). The rhyme scheme for the octave is ABBA ABBA, for the sestet it is CDE CDE or CDCDCD. read more

“There are fourteen lines in a Shakespearean sonnet. The first twelve lines are divided into three quatrains with four lines each. In the three quatrains the poet establishes a theme or problem and then resolves it in the final two lines, called the couplet.” PS: You could have googled the question. read more

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