WAEC Literature in English 2018 Objective — Question 5

Question 5 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2018 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

A sonnet has a final couplet when it has a

A. sestet
B. an octave
C. two sestets
D. three quatrainsCorrect

Explanation

A Shakespearean sonnet has three quatrains followed by a final rhyming couplet (ABAB CDCD EFEF GG).

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