The Sonnet Contributions by Genn Everett, University of Tennessee at Martin, and Vince Gotera, University of Northern Iowa.
The Sonnet. Sonnet Origins Originated in Italy in the 13 th century The word sonnet comes from Italian word sonetto meaning “little song” Petrarch,
A sonnet is a lyric poem consisting of fourteen lines written in iambic pentameter with a definite rime scheme and a definite thought structure.
