When, Trevor Tan, 30, is in the office, he is not always hard at work. In fact, Tan, an editor at a publishing firm, spends a certain amount of time each day surfing the internet for news, travel information, and checking out sites like Facebook.
A sonnet is a poetic form which originated in Italy; Giacomo Da Lentini is credited with its invention. The term sonnet is derived from the Italian word sonetto (from Old Provencal provenÃ§al sonet a little, poem from son, song From latin sonus a). soundhe first known sonnets in English, written by Sir Thomas Wyatt and Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, used this Italian scheme, as did sonnets by later English poets including John Milton, Thomas Gray, William Wordsworth and Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Full Definition of SONNET. : a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme; also: a poem in this pattern. See sonnet defined for English-language learners.See sonnet defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT. a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme; also: a poem in this pattern. See sonnet defined for English-language learners.