Practice question · True or false
The Italian sonnet’s turn at line 9 and the English sonnet’s turn at line 13 make available the same kinds of argument.
Hints
- Ask how many lines remain after each turn.
- Six lines can resolve; two lines can only reverse or seal.
Show the answer
False
Why
False. Six lines after the turn allow a genuine resolution to be worked out; two lines can only reverse, seal or undercut. The forms therefore suit different arguments, and Shakespeare’s most famous sonnets are built specifically around what a couplet can do to twelve lines.
Practise Poetic Traditions II: the Sonnet and the Golden Age
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