1. By William Shakespeare

2. Sonnet  The term sonnet comes from the Italian word ‘sonetto’, meaning ‘little song or sound’.  In a sonnet a poet expresses his thoughts and feelings in fourteen lines.  It was popularized by the fourteenth century poet Petrarch.  The first poet to introduce sonnet to England was Sir Thomas Wyatt.  The pattern of English sonnet comprised of three quatrains (four lines) and a couplet (two lines) with rhyming scheme: ABAB-CDCD- EFEF-GG.  This is the sonnet form that Shakespeare inherited, and indeed it is often referred to as Shakespearean sonnet.

3. Page 3 William Shakespeare (baptized 1564-1616) English poet and playwright