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Which statements about sonnets are true? Check all that apply.

Shakespeare wrote plays, but not sonnets.
The sonnet form was invented in Italy, and then adopted by English poets.
Sonnets are a kind of poetry.
Sonnets are written in free verse, with no fixed structure or rhyme scheme.
The two types of sonnets are English (Shakespearean) and Italian (Petrarchan).
Shakespeare’s sonnets frequently focus on love and romance.

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True:
- The sonnet form was invented in Italy, and then adopted by English poets.
- Sonnets are a kind of poetry.
- The two types of sonnets are English (Shakespearean) and Italian (Petrarchan).
- Shakespeare’s sonnets frequently focus on love and romance.

False:
- Shakespeare wrote plays, but not sonnets. (False — he wrote many sonnets as well as plays.)
- Sonnets are written in free verse, with no fixed structure or rhyme scheme. (False — sonnets are usually 14 lines with established rhyme schemes and meter.)