Question

A 'sonnet' is a poem in a specific form which originated in italy how many lines does a sonnet typically have

Answer 1

A Sonnet typically has 14 lines

Answer 2

There are fourteen lines in a Shakespearean sonnet. The first twelve lines are divided into three quatrains with four lines each. In the three quatrains the poet establishes a theme or problem and then resolves it in the final two lines, called the couplet. The rhyme scheme of the quatrains is abab cdcd efef.