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Which statements about William Shakespeare’s sonnets are true? Select four options.

They have a fixed rhyme scheme and structure.
They were the first sonnets ever to be written.
They often present a question and an answer.
They often present a problem and a solution.
They were originally written in Italian.
They frequently focus upon love and romance.

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True statements (choose four):

- They have a fixed rhyme scheme and structure. — Shakespeare's sonnets are 14 lines, generally iambic pentameter, with the Shakespearean rhyme scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GG (three quatrains and a final couplet).
- They often present a question and an answer. — Many sonnets pose an issue or rhetorical question and move toward a response, especially across the turn (volta).
- They often present a problem and a solution. — The quatrains typically develop a problem or conflict and the final couplet frequently offers a resolution or twist.
- They frequently focus upon love and romance. — Much of Shakespeare’s sonnet sequence addresses love, beauty, desire, and related themes.

False statements:
- They were the first sonnets ever to be written. — Sonnets originated earlier (Italy, e.g., Petrarch).
- They were originally written in Italian. — Shakespeare’s sonnets were written in English.