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JAMB Literature in English 2001 Question 2

Question 2

Literary Appreciation: Poetry
P.B. Shelley, Sonnet ('Lift not the painted veil')
The passage, as printed

P.B. Shelley, Sonnet: The stanza above is an example of a

  1. A.quatrain
  2. B.couplet
  3. C.free verse
  4. D.limerick
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (quatrain)

Explanation

The extract is a four-line unit of verse, and a four-line stanza is a quatrain.