| Question | Italian / Petrarchan |
|---|---|
| Answer | earliest form of poem introduced in the 14th century by
the poet Francesco Petrach, however it is often thought he didn’t actually invent
the form. uses EIGHT LINES (octet) as the first stanza, with the rhyme scheme ABBA
ABBA , then SIX LINES (sestet) , which can follow multiple rhyming patterns with
the most common CDECDE and CDCCDC. usually used to present an argument or commentary, so normally there's a
volta (shift in tone) occuring after the eighth line. |
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