KnowraPetrarchan sonnetLinked fromLinked fromThe 12 pages that link to Petrarchan sonnet, each with the reason it gives.All 12Broader topic 7Related 2Compared with 3SonnetBroader topic: Its octave–sestet structure contrasts with the English sonnet’s three quatrains and couplet.PetrarchBroader topic: Petrarch’s Italian lyrics became a model for this widely imitated poetic structure.Rhyme schemeBroader topic: Its octave and sestet show how a scheme can mark a poem’s structural turn.PetrarchismBroader topic: Its structure became a major vehicle for imitations of Petrarch’s love poetry.Renaissance literatureBroader topic: Its adaptations carried Renaissance lyric conventions into many European languages.The New ColossusBroader topic: The poem adapts the octave-and-sestet structure to contrast old-world monuments with a new refuge.Ugo FoscoloBroader topic: Foscolo used the sonnet’s inherited structure to express personal grief and patriotic longing.