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Which statement is true about Shakespearean sonnets? A)Shakespearean sonnets have two sections, one with 8 lines called the octave and one with 6 lines called the sestet. B)Shakespearean sonnets have three quatrains and a couplet. C)Usually the topic or focus of the Shakespearean sonnet shifts after the first part. D)Shakespearean sonnets follow an A-B-B-A A-B-B-A rhyme scheme.

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The answer to your question about Shakesperian sonnets would be B. A Shakesperian sonnets have three quatrains and a couplet. The rhyme structure is as follows ABAB CDCD EFEF GG, and this forms three quatrains, i.e. four lines in a group, and a closing couplet, which represents two rhymed lines. Hope this helps!