Does the Petrarchan sonnet have to do with unattainable love?

Answer by  xela (349)

The Petrarchan sonnet is a type of sonnet rather than a sonnet itself. It has a particular pattern of rhyme and does usually have to do with the theme of unattainable love.

Answer by  buckeyeswin2003 (106)

No. The Petrarchan sonnet is a structure, which means the form of the poem determines whether or not is is Petrarchan. A sonnet is always 14 lines, and a Petrarchan sonnet consists of a "octet" (8 lines) and a "sestet" (6 lines). It has nothing to do with opera.