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Which is true of the sonnet form, the form Shakespeare uses to write "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"




A.

A sonnet is a free-verse poem without meter.



B.

The sonnet form was invented by Shakespeare.



C.

The sonnet form is used to tell stories in poetry.



D.

A sonnet has 14 rhyming lines.

Verified Answer :

The correct answer is D. A sonnet has fourteen rhyming lines. It is written in iambic pentameter . It is Giacomo Da Lentini who is credited as the inventor of the sonnet and the sonnets made by William Shakespeare are the most famous .