As the agreement indicates, Mephistopheles returns and Faustus keeps his promise and signs away his soul; he signs the oath with his own blood and writes on his arm the words ˜Homo fuge' meaning ˜Fly, man'. ...

• Word Count: 4910
• Approx Pages: 20
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The major difference between these two types is the rhyme scheme. The octave of a Petrarchan sonnet generally follows this form: ABBAABBA, where each letter represents one particular end rhyme for that line. ... The English sonnet, in contrast, has a rhyme scheme of ABABCDCD EFEFGG (the final two, rhyming lines are known as a heroic couplet, bee-tee-dubs). ... The octave is like an English sonnet, and its rhyme scheme is ABABCDCD. The sestet, however, takes the form of a Petrarchan sonnet and has a rhyme scheme of EFGEFG. ...

• Word Count: 3268
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School