The Sonnet was popularized by Italian Renaissance poet Petrarch in the 14th century. The structured 14-line form with a specific rhyme scheme eventually evolved into different variations, including the Shakespearean and Petrarchan sonnet forms.
Shakespearean sonnets - sonnets by Shakespeare
Francesco Petrarch, 1304-1374, was famous for his sonnets two hundred years before Shakespeare was born.
some of them were called sonnets
Shakespearean sonnets - sonnets by Shakespeare
Shakespeare made no formal dedication of his sonnets. The first publication of Shakespeare's Sonnets in 1609 contained an address by its publisher (evidently Thomas Thorpe) to a "Mr WH". For more on this matter read Who was Mr WH? at the link below.
Shakespeare did not title his sonnets.
Sonnets tend to be about love and/or nature.
my butt
Shakespeare's sonnets was created in 1609.
Tottle's Miscellany, published in 1557, contained 271 sonnets.
There are two main types of sonnets: Petrarchan (or Italian) sonnets and Shakespearean (or English) sonnets. Petrarchan sonnets consist of an octave followed by a sestet, while Shakespearean sonnets consist of three quatrains and a final rhyming couplet.
English sonnets, also known as Shakespearean sonnets, have a rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. Italian sonnets, also known as Petrarchan sonnets, have a rhyme scheme of ABBA ABBA CDE CDE. English sonnets typically consist of three quatrains followed by a rhyming couplet, while Italian sonnets consist of an octave followed by a sestet.