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Answer:The sonnet was introduced to England, along with other Italian verse forms, by Sir Thomas Wyatt and Henry Howard, earl of Surrey, in the 16th century. The new forms precipitated the great Elizabethan flowering of lyric poetry, and the period marks the peak of the sonnet's English popularity.
Explanation:The sonnet was introduced to England, along with other Italian verse forms,
Sonnets had many specific features. One of them was that they had a very strict rhyme scheme. They became popular because they were often sung as songs in popular plays. At that time stage plays were the most popular mean of entertainment. So, many people heard it. We can say that at that time plays were like popular movies and sonnets were like popular songs. Example: Shakespeare's sonnets are popular because of his plays.