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Analysis:
Sonnet is the translation of English sonnet, and Italy is the hometown of sonnet. It was originally a lyric poetry style that was popular among the people. Generally, early poems were written for singing. Because this poetic style is easy to be sung, it became popular soon after its birth (just like the Chinese Book of Songs). Later, this poetic style was adopted by many writers and poets. A great Italian poet during the Renaissance, Petrarch, known as the three superstars of the Renaissance together with Dante and Boccaccio, was the earliest famous author of sonnets. He expressed his love for Laura in sonnets and wrote many famous poems. His poems are well-structured and meaningful. Petrarch's sonnets are divided into four stanzas, the first two stanzas are four lines and one stanza, and the last two stanzas are three lines and one stanza. The rhyme arrangement is: 1221 2332 454 545 (the same numbers indicate the same rhyme) ).
In the early 16th century, sonnets were introduced to England and quickly became popular in the British poetry world. It has become the most popular poetry style in the British poetry world. After the sonnet was transplanted to England, there were some changes in form, that is, the first three stanzas of the sonnet are four lines and one stanza, and the last stanza is two lines and one stanza. There are various arrangements of rhymes. A bright new star has risen among the group of British sonnet poets. He illuminates the sky of British poetry with his brilliance. He is Shakespeare.
?After Shakespeare, there are still many poets who wrote sonnets, including Spencer, Milton, Wordsworth, Shelley, Keats, etc., and they all also wrote many sonnets. There are few famous works, and Shakespeare is the peak of British sonnets. His sonnets are called "Shakespearean style" or "British style". The rhyme arrangement of his sonnets is: 1212 3434 5656 77.