A poem of fourteen lines, usually in iambic pentameter with a fixed rhyme scheme, is called
Aa limerick.
Ba sonnet.CORRECT
Ca haiku.
Dan epigram.
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Why the answer is B, and why the others tempt you.
The sonnet has fourteen lines and a set rhyme scheme, with Petrarchan and Shakespearean forms being the best known. A limerick has five humorous lines, a haiku is a three-line Japanese form, and an epigram is a brief, witty statement in verse or prose.
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