PECULARITIES OF SIR THOMAS WYET'S SONET

At the rise of the English Renaissance, Thomas Wyatt introduced from Italy the Petrarchan sonnet into English lyric poetry. To fulfill the requirements of the English language, he made an experiment to reform the metre and form. With his epoch-making effort of introducing sonnet to England, Wyatt holds an important place as a forerunner and creator of the English sonnet in the history of English literature. This article makes study of the metrical structure of Wyatt’s sonnet to demonstrate his great contribution to the English literature.