Petrarch was a humanist writer who is sometimes considered the first modern poet. He was also one of the first writers to do what in his writing?

Answer: portray women as real humans and not simply spiritual symbols

Explanation:

Francesco Petrarch (1304-1374) was an Italian poet and humanist whose poems directed to his beloved Laura contributed to the Renaissance development of lyric poetry.

His most well-known works were lyrical poems about Laura, whose real identity has never been confirmed. He wrote about her even after her death during the Black Death of 1348.

Petrarch is also known for using the vernacular language in his writing instead of Latin. His vernacular writings were later used to set the foundations of the modern Italian language.