Quatrains.
Sonnets are usually dived into either eight then six lines, called an octave and sestet, or into four quatrains and a couplet.
The first structure is more common in Petrachan sonnets, also known as Italian sonnets, the second in Shakespearean.
The four-line rhyming units used in a Sonnet are called quatrains. Sonnets typically consist of 14 lines divided into an octave (two quatrains) and a sestet (two tercets or a quatrain and a tercet).
A four line verse is always called a Quatrain - including when in a Shakespearean sonnet.
Each of the four line units (quatrains) has the rhyme pattern of ABAB.
Abab,cdcd,efef
Quatrains
ABAB, CDCD, and EFEF
Quatrains
They are called quatrains, which means "four line unit". They are followed by a couplet, which means "two line unit".
Quatrains
A Shakespearean sonnet has three quatrains (four-line stanzas) followed by a rhyming couplet (two-line stanza) at the end. This structure is also known as the English sonnet.
There are 3 four-line stanzas in a Shakespearean Sonnet. The last stanza has 2 lines. Each line has 10 syllables and has a rhyming pattern of a-b-a-b-c-d-c-d-e-f-e-f-g-g
A quatrain is a section of poetry with four rhyming lines, not rhyming in pairs. There are at least two in every sonnet and sometimes three. There are thousands of sonnets and each one has multiple quatrains , each with a different message. As you see, your question cannot be answered any more than you can answer "What is the message of the verse in a popular song?"
This Shakespearean sonnet follows the pattern of 14 lines divided into three quatrains (four-line sections) followed by a rhyming couplet (two-line section). The rhyme scheme is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. The sonnet typically explores a theme or idea, often revolving around love or beauty.
three quatrains and a couplet
A Petrarchean sonnet is divided into two sections, an octave and a sestet, whereas a Shakespearean sonnet is divided into four sections, three quatrains and a couplet.
Quatrains. Sonnets are usually dived into either eight then six lines, called an octave and sestet, or into four quatrains and a couplet. The first structure is more common in Petrachan sonnets, also known as Italian sonnets, the second in Shakespearean.
To follow the structure of a Shakespearean sonnet correctly, a quatrain is followed by a sonnet. The quatrain is made up of four lines, and is followed by the two lines of a couplet. A sonnet consists of 14 lines in total, with a specific rhyme scheme and structure.