Question

recognizing sonnet form match each rhyme scheme to the correct portion of the sonnet. gg cdcd efef abab couplet first quatrain third quatrain second quatrain

Explanation:

To solve this, we recall the structure of a typical Shakespearean sonnet:

• A sonnet has 14 lines. It is divided into three quatrains (each with 4 lines) and a final couplet (2 lines).
• The rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet is usually:
• First quatrain: \(abab\)
• Second quatrain: \(cdcd\)
• Third quatrain: \(efef\)
• Couplet: \(gg\)

So we match the rhyme schemes as follows:

• \(gg\) corresponds to the couplet (since the couplet is the last two lines with a rhyme scheme of \(gg\)).
• \(cdcd\) corresponds to the second quatrain (the second set of four lines in the sonnet has this rhyme scheme).
• \(efef\) corresponds to the third quatrain (the third set of four lines has this rhyme scheme).
• \(abab\) corresponds to the first quatrain (the first set of four lines has this rhyme scheme).

Answer:

• \(gg\) → couplet
• \(cdcd\) → second quatrain
• \(efef\) → third quatrain
• \(abab\) → first quatrain