The definition of meek is someone or something that does not have force or someone who is willing to give into others. 1  An example of meek is an argument that is not stated forcefully. 2  An example of meek is a person who easily gives in to others.
All of the above choices are correct regarding Petrarchan sonnet. **The Petrarchan sonnet is called by that name because Petrarch wrote proficiently in this form, Petrarch is the most popular writer in this form and Petrarch made the form famous.Added 3/27/2013 3:35:04 PM.ll of the above choices are correct regarding Petrarchan sonnet. **The Petrarchan sonnet is called by that name because Petrarch wrote proficiently in this form, Petrarch is the most popular writer in this form and Petrarch made the form famous. Question.
The rhyme scheme of the quatrains is abab cdcd efef. The couplet has the rhyme scheme gg. This sonnet structure is commonly called the English sonnet or the Shakespearean sonnet, to distinguish it from the Italian Petrarchan sonnet form which has two parts: a rhyming octave (abbaabba) and a rhyming sestet (cdcdcd). The Petrarchan sonnet style was extremely popular with Elizabethan sonneteers, much to Shakespeare's disdain (he mocks the conventional and excessive Petrarchan style in Sonnet 130). Only three of Shakespeare's 154 sonnets do not conform to this structure: Sonnet 99, which has 15 lines; Sonnet 126, which has 12 lines; and Sonnet 145, which is written in iambic tetrameter. _____. How to cite this article: Mabillard, Amanda. Shakespearean Sonnet Basics: Iambic Pentameter and the English Sonnet Style.