The first sonnet form invented was the____________?
Correct answer: E. Petrarchan
- A. The first sonnet form invented was the
- B. Spenserian
- C. Shakespearean
- D. Wordsworthian
- E. Petrarchan
Explanation
The Petrarchan, or Italian, sonnet is the earliest of the standard sonnet forms listed here; the Spenserian and Shakespearean forms developed later in English. Historically, the sonnet itself originated in Sicily, but that form is not among the options.
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