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UI Post-UTME Literature in English 2024 (Model questions) Question 8

Question 8

Poetry: General

Which of the following is a rhyme scheme for Shakespearean sonnet?

  1. A.abab cdcd efef ee
  2. B.abab bcbc cdcd ee
  3. C.abba abba cde cde
  4. D.abab cdcd efef gg
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Answer: D (abab cdcd efef gg)

Explanation

A Shakespearean sonnet has three quatrains and a couplet: abab cdcd efef gg.