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Would you say the poem; The Lively Sparks by sir Thomas Wyatt conforms to courtly love conventions? And if yes, why?

The Lively sparks that issue from those eyes by Sir Thomas Wyatt XXV

The lively sparks that issue from those eyes

Against the which ne vaileth no defence

Have pressed mine heart and done it none offence

With quaking pleasure more than once or twice.

Was never man could anything devise

The sunbeams to turn with so great vehemence

To daze man's sight, as by their bright presence

Dazed am I, much like unto the guise

Of one ystricken with dint of lightning,

Blinded with the stroke, erring here and there.

So call I for help, I not when ne where,

The pain of my fall patiently bearing.

For after the blaze, as is no wonder,

Of deadly " Nay" hear I the fearful thunder.

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Yes, Wyatt's poem does employ courtly love. He uses words and images to convey emotions and disappointment, and to illustrate his disillusionment with the world around him.