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Generate QuizA traditional 'sonnet' is a lyric poem that strictly consists of ________ lines, usually in iambic pentameter.
- Ten
- Twelve
- Fourteen
- Sixteen
Answer: Fourteen
The 14-line structure is the defining characteristic of the sonnet, whether it is Petrarchan (octave + sestet) or Shakespearean (three quatrains + a couplet).