Think of the rhyme scheme in a typical Spenserian sonnet (such as Sonnet 75). How does it differ from the rhyme scheme in a typical Shakespearean sonnet (such as Sonnets 12, 60, and 73)?
A In a Spenserian sonnet, the quatrains, instead of having alternating rhyming sounds (abab), have the first and fourth lines with one
rhyming sound and the second and third with another (abba).
O
B. In a Spenserian sonnet, the second rhyming sound of one quatrain becomes the first rhyming sound in the next quatrain (abab bcbc)
O
C. In a Spenserian sonnet, the same two alternating rhyming sounds are used in each quatrain (abab abab).
OD. In a Spenserian sonnet, the two lines at the end of the sonnet do not rhyme with each oth