Question

In what way does this poem differ from a sonnet?

A.by using rhyme

B.by using imagery

C.in its use of octaves

D.in its number of lines

E.in its use of iambic meter

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Answer 1

A sonnet is a one-stanza, 14-line poem, written in iambic pentameter. Therefore, the answer is

D. in its number of lines

Answer 2

It contains fourteen lines using a number of formal rhyme schemes. Poem is a broad term under which many poetic forms such as ballad, sonnet, elegy, ode, epic, etc. falls. The main difference between sonnet and poem is that all sonnets are poems, but not all poems are sonnets. D.in its number of lines