The characteristics that are shared by Shakespearean and Petrarchan sonnets are:
B. use of a volta
D. use of a fourteen-line structure
- A sonnet is a type of poem that has 14 lines. Petrarchan sonnets (also known as Italian sonnets) and Shakespearean sonnets share the fourteen-line structure, but have some other differences.
- Petrarchan sonnets consist of an octave (a stanza with 8 lines) and a sestet (one with six lines).
- Shakespearean sonnets, on the other hand, are divided into 3 quatrains (a stanza with four lines) and a couplet (one with two lines).
- Both types of sonnet use the volta, which is a turn in the thought being expressed. It can often be identified by the use of contrasting words such as "but" or "yet".
- With the information above in mind, we can conclude that both Petrarchan and Shakespearean sonnets make use of a volta and of a fourteen-line structure.
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