In composing her sonnets,she had two types of sonnet formats from which to choose: the Italian model popularized by Petrarch the English model popularized by Shakespeare She chose Petrarch's model. ❖ In composing her sonnets, she had two types of sonnet formats from which to choose: the Italian model popularized by Petrarch the English model popularized by Shakespeare ❖ She chose Petrarch's model