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When the Taihaitian princess Heard that he had decided, She rushed out into the sunlight and swarmed up a cocoanut palm tree, But he returned to this island And wrote ninety Petrarchan sonnets.
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Petrarchan Sonnet Reference
A very short narrative compresses an island episode: a Tahitian princess reacts dramatically to a man’s decision by rushing into sunlight and climbing a coconut tree. The speaker then notes that the man returned to the island and composed ninety Petrarchan sonnets. The poem foregrounds the form of sonnet-making as a notable outcome, juxtaposing impulsive physical motion with prolific, formal poetic production.
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