Answer :
A Spenserian Sonnet is characterized by having 10 syllables per line in Iambic Pentameter and a rhyme scheme of abab bcbc cdcd ee, which means that selections (a) and (d) are correct.
The elements that characterize a poem as a Spenserian Sonnet are:
- 10 syllables per line in Iambic Pentameter
- Three four-line stanzas, or groups of lines, called quatrains followed by a concluding two-line stanza called a couplet
- A rhyme scheme of abab bcbc cdcd ee
Based on these characteristics, the correct options for a Spenserian Sonnet are:
- (a) 10 syllables per line in Iambic Pentameter
- (d) A rhyme scheme of abab bcbc cdcd ee
The other options listed represent characteristics of different types of sonnets; option (b) describes the structure of a Shakespearean Sonnet, option (c) and (e) represent elements of a Petrarchan Sonnet, and option (f) again pertains to the Shakespearean Sonnet.
- 10 syllables per line in Iambic Pentameter
Lambing parameter is major one .
- Three four-line stanzas, or groups of lines, called quatrains followed by a concluding two-line stanza called a couplet
- A rhyme scheme of ababbcbccdcdee
Option A,B,D