JAMB Literature in English 2014 Question 45

Question 45

Literary Appreciation: Poetry
P.B. Shelley: Sonnet (extract)
The passage, as printed

The stanza above is an example of a

  1. A.couplet.
  2. B.sestet.
  3. C.quatrain.
  4. D.sonnet.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (quatrain.)

Explanation

The stanza has four lines, so it is a quatrain.