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In a Petrarchan (or Italian) Sonnet, what is the thematic and structural function of the volta (turn), which typically occurs after line 8?
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- 1To introduce a new, unrelated theme for the final six lines (sestet)
- 2To provide a climactic summary of the preceding argument in the octave
- 3To shift the argument, often moving from a problem/question (octave) to a solution/answer/resolution (sestet)✓
- 4To fully resolve the poem in the final couplet, independent of the preceding twelve lines
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To shift the argument, often moving from a problem/question (octave) to a solution/answer/resolution (sestet)
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