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There are no hard-and-fast rules, but generally a Shaksperian Sonnet will have fourteen lines with three groups of four, followed by a pair at the end.

Petrarchian sonnets have eight lines in two groups of four, and there are still further types with differing numbers. Usually, however, the Shaksperean form is used.

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A sonnet typically has 14 lines. It is composed of a specific rhyme scheme and is divided into an octave (8 lines) and a sestet (6 lines).

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