One way an english sonnet is different from a petrarchan sonnet because an english sonnet contains
a couplet < a sestet give quatrains none of the above

A couplet is the correct answer.

Explanation:

A Petrarchan sonnet has its own rhyme and structure, meaning that they are composed by two stanzas and octave (eight lines) and a sestet (six lines) or they may have three stanzas (two quatrains -four lines- and a sestet;) on the other hand, the English sonnet has fourteen lines with three quatrains (12 lines) and a couplet (two lines.)

eager to consume a lot of food? insatiable appetite?

explanation:

the development of trade during the middle age increased to the change given in the agriculture, which gave money, industry and markets a bigger importance in economy. the agriculture production was more than the consumption, which meant the creation of wider markets out of the areas. besides, with the end of multiple wars, the population increased and new trade routes were created.