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.
sonnets were created by poets who wrote without rhyme patterns.
sonnets were invented in italy before shakespeare’s time.
shakespeare was a poet who wrote only in sonnet form.

Explanation:

• Analyze each option:
• First option: Shakespeare was not the first to create sonnets (sonnets existed before him, e.g., Petrarchan sonnets), so this is false.
• Second option: Sonnets have specific rhyme patterns (e.g., Shakespearean sonnets have ABAB CDCD EFEF GG; Petrarchan have ABBA ABBA CDECDE or ABBA ABBA CDCDCD), so this is false.
• Third option: Sonnets were invented in Italy (by Giacomo da Lentini in the 13th century) before Shakespeare's time (Shakespeare lived in the 16th - 17th century), so this is a fact.
• Fourth option: Shakespeare wrote plays and other forms besides sonnets, so this is false.

Answer:

C. Sonnets were invented in Italy before Shakespeare’s time.