Question

understanding the development of the sonnet

match each tile to the correct description.

john donne
william shakespeare
francesco petrarch
edmund spenser

worked as an actor
wrote influential sonnets in italian
worked as a royal secretary and preacher
wrote a famous allegory called the faerie queene

Explanation:

Identify biographical facts for each writer

• John Donne: Served as a royal secretary (to Sir Thomas Egerton) and later became an Anglican priest and Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral (preacher).
• William Shakespeare: Well-known for his theatrical career in London, where he worked as both an actor and a playwright.
• Francesco Petrarch: The famous Italian scholar and poet who popularized the sonnet form by writing influential sonnets in Italian (Canzoniere).
• Edmund Spenser: The Elizabethan poet famous for writing the epic allegorical poem The Faerie Queene.

Match each writer to their description

• John Donne $

ightarrow$ worked as a royal secretary and preacher

• William Shakespeare $

ightarrow$ worked as an actor

• Francesco Petrarch $

ightarrow$ wrote influential sonnets in Italian

• Edmund Spenser $

ightarrow$ wrote a famous allegory called The Faerie Queene

Answer:

Writer	Description
William Shakespeare	worked as an actor
Francesco Petrarch	wrote influential sonnets in Italian
Edmund Spenser	wrote a famous allegory called The Faerie Queene