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What is the rhyme scheme of the poem love is not all ?

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem love is not all ?

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  1. This poem, as sonnets follow, has 14 rhyming lines written in iambic pentameter. It is a blend of both the Shakespearean and Petrarchan sonnet. It can be divided into three quatrains and a rhyming couplet as deemed by Shakespeare, following its rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg. However, it also can be divided into an octave and a sestet as per a Petrarchan sonnet as well.

     

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