This dimension links a literary form to the wider genre it belongs to. Wikipedia describes the sonnet as "a fixed poetic form," which places it firmly within poetry even though its subject matter has ranged far beyond its original romantic love. Browsing by genre groups forms that all serve the same broad kind of writing.
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1. Sonnet (Wikipedia)
WikipediaSonnet, lead section, 13th-century Sicily origin sentenceQuote, Sonnet, lead section, 13th-century Sicily origin sentence
Originating in 13th-century Sicily, the sonnet was in time taken up in many European-language areas, mainly to express romantic love at first, although eventually any subject was considered acceptable.
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