The Sonnets by William Shakespeare
"The Sonnets" is a collection of 154 poems that explore themes such as love, beauty, politics, and mortality. The sonnets are written in a specific form that the poet popularized, consisting of 14 lines with a specific rhyme scheme. The collection is divided into two sections: the first 126 sonnets are addressed to a young man, while the last 28 are addressed to a woman known as the 'dark lady'. This collection is widely considered one of the greatest achievements in English literature.
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- Published
- 1609
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 70-100
- Original Language
- English
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