Question

Erin is writing about the history of sonnets. Which is a fact Erin can include in her history? Shakespeare was the first to create poetry as a sonnet. Shakespeare was a poet who wrote only in sonnet form. Sonnets were invented in Italy before Shakespeare’s time. Sonnets were created by poets who wrote without rhyme patterns.

Answer 1

The fact she can include is that they were invented in Italy.

• A sonnet is a poetic poetry that is only a few lines long.
• Giacomo da Lentini created the first sonnet in the 13th century, even before Shakespeare was born.
• Shakespeare did not develop the sonnet as a genre, but he did invent his own particular form of a sonnet and wrote many of them.
• She can add they were invented in Italy before Shakespeare's time to the list of stated points.
• This one statement defines where it was invented, and when it was created, all of which are important details to include in her passage.