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instructions read the passage(s) below and answer the question based on what is stated or implied in the passage(s) and in any introductory material that may be provided. passage though he cannot be credited with inventing the form, francesco petrarcha (1304 - 1374), known as petrarch, is most closely associated with \the italian sonnet\ as modern readers know it today; in fact, its alternate name is the \petrarchan sonnet.\ like the english, or shakespearian, sonnet, the italian sonnet consists of fourteen lines. unlike the former, however, the latter is arranged into two stanzas: an octet (eight lines) followed by a sestet (six lines). typically, the octet presents a problem or describes a situation, such as the poets inability to gain the love of someone adored from afar; the sestet, then, tries to resolve this dilemma and might focus on how the lover is resigned to this inability to capture the love interests attention. petrarch, for instance, addressed many of his best - known sonnets to an unattainable love interest called \laura.\ question the passage indicates that one difference between the italian sonnet and the english sonnet is that the total number of lines in each type of sonnet varies english sonnet is limited to two stanzas, whereas the italian sonnet may have as many as eight italian sonnet is composed of two stanzas, while the english sonnet is not italian sonnet generally focuses on unrequited love, but the english sonnet usually celebrates requited love

Explanation:

The passage states that the Italian sonnet is arranged into two stanzas (an octet and a sestet), while it doesn't mention the stanza - structure of the English sonnet in this regard. It also clarifies that both have fourteen lines, and there is no information about the themes of unrequited/requited love for the English sonnet.

Answer:

C. Italian sonnet is composed of two stanzas, while the English sonnet is not