Question

The poem is a Petrarchan Sonnet. The poem is divided into two parts -

1. An Octave
   The first part comprising eight lines.
2. A sestet
   The second part comprising six lines.

Read the first four lines of the poem. The rhyme scheme is a b b a. Read the rhyme scheme for the next four lines. It is a b b a. Now read the first three lines of the sestet and note the rhyme scheme. It is c d c. The rhyme scheme of the last three lines is d c d. This is the common design of a Petrarchan Sonnet.

This is a Petrarchan Sonnet. Complete the given table by giving examples from the poem.

Features	Examples / Lines
Objects used
Praise/blames
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Number of lines
Rhyme scheme

Answer 1

Features	Examples / Lines
Objects used	Earth, city, sun, ships, towers, domes, theatres, temples, valley, rock, hill, river, houses.
Praise/blames	A sight so touching in its majesty / The beauty of the morning / Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm, so deep!
Metaphor	And all that mighty heart is lying still!
Simile	like a garment, wear / The beauty of the morning
Personification	The city now, doth, like a garment wear /river glideth at his own sweet will / houses seem asleep
Number of lines	fourteen
Rhyme scheme	abbaabba cdcdcd