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The different origins of the sonnet in Italy and England resulted in the creation
of different rhyme schemes, topics, and themes of sonnets.
However, any sonnet, no matter the type, is going to have the following:
14 lines
A particular rhyme scheme
Iambic pentameter
1: My Mistress’ Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun,
by William Shakespeare (Shakespearean Sonnet)