Question

A poem that consists of 14 lines and uses a rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG is most likely what poetic structure?(1 point)
Responses

a ballad
a ballad

a rondeau poem
a rondeau poem

a litany poem
a litany poem

a sonnet
a sonnet

1 answer

The correct response is a sonnet. Specifically, this rhyme scheme (ABAB CDCD EFEF GG) corresponds to a type of sonnet known as the Shakespearean or English sonnet.