\paperw5085 \margr0\margl0\ATXph16380 \plain \fs20 \pard\tx3255\tx6525\tx9780\ATXts240\ATXbrdr0 \f1 \fs22 In medieval English poetry, the poems are usually either short lyrics in
tended to be sung, or long poems intended to be recited or read over more than one evening. In the 16th century, the sung lyric develops to keep pace with the development of music. In addition, a new kind of poem develops. This is the sonnet, a poem o
f concentrated reflection, lyric in length, but not for singing. Its archetype in both manner and structure is the Italian sonnet. Yet \ATXnt901 Shakespeare in his sonnets\ATXnt0 wrestles with the conventions of idealised love that were typical of the
Italian sonnet, achieving a new form of expression in which natural love is interwoven with its idealised counterpart.\par
