Shakespeare's Sonnets

What is true about the rhyme schemes of the quatrains in Shakespeare’s sonnets?

The last lines in each quatrain rhyme.

The first and third lines and the second and fourth lines of each quatrain rhyme.

Each quatrain follows the same pattern of rhyme.

Only the second and third lines of each quatrain rhyme.

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Hey, I think it is a little more complex than the above choices. Consider, A Shakespearean, or English, sonnet consists of 14 lines, each line containing ten syllables and written in iambic pentameter, in which a pattern of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable is repeated five times. The rhyme scheme in a Shakespearean sonnet is a-b-a-b, c-d-c-d, e-f-e-f, g-g; the last two lines are a rhyming couplet. Take a look at my source link for more detail. I

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