Question

Shakespearean sonnets begin with _____ and end with a(n) _____

Answer 1

There are two main types of sonnets.
Petrarchan and Shakespearean.

Petrarchan begins with a octave (eight lines that set up the issue at hand), and ends with a sestet (six lines usually a resolution).

Shakespearean begin with three quatrains, which develop three similar ideas and end with a couplet.

Answer 2

quatrain; couplet

Step-by-step explanation:

A Shakespearean sonnet begins with a quatrain and ends with a couplet. This type of sonnet is comprised of three quatrains and a couplet. Moreover, they have a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg. This type of poem is also called English sonnet. Although it receives Shakespeare's name, many authors used this form before Shakespeare.