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Do you think that Thomas Wyatt's poem "Farewell Love" uses Petrarchan rhetoric? What elements seem Petrarchan to you?

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Yes, he could hardly escape it since it was such a strong movement during his day and age. This poem is typical as it presents us with a hierarchical order: from pity to reading to knowledge to grace, all in a sonnet form.