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A Lover's Complaint. A Madrigal. All The World's A Stage. Antony and Cleopatra, Act II, Scene II [The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne] Aubade. Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Winda. Bridal Song. Dirge. Dirge Of The Three Queens.
Shakespeare’s sonnets are poems of expressive ideas and thoughts that are layered with multiple meanings, and always have two things in common: 1. All sonnets have fourteen lines. 2. All sonnets are written in iambic pentameter. Read more about what a sonnet is, and iambic pentameter.
Shakespeare is widely recognised as the greatest English poet the world has ever known. Not only were his plays mainly written in verse, but he also penned 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems and a few other minor poems. Today he has become a symbol of poetry and writing internationally.
William Shakespeare's poetry is an enduring testament to the power of language and the human experience. His works, including 'Sonnet 18,' are renowned for their poetic beauty, philosophical depth, and emotional resonance.
- All The World's A Stage. ★ ★ All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances,
- A Fairy Song. ★ ★ Over hill, over dale, Thorough bush, thorough brier, Over park, over pale, Thorough flood, thorough fire! ... Read Poem.
- Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day? (Sonnet 18) ★ ★ Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
- Fear No More. ★ ★ Fear no more the heat o' the sun; Nor the furious winter's rages, Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone, and ta'en thy wages;
Explore each of Shakespeare’s 154 sonnets, with links to their corresponding analyses. Click on any sonnet to reveal the full poem text, with a short summary of the sonnet. Sonnet 1 – From fairest creatures we desire increase. Sonnet 2 – When forty winters shall besiege thy brow.
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Poetry: All's Well That Ends Well As You Like It The Comedy of Errors Cymbeline Love's Labours Lost Measure for Measure The Merry Wives of Windsor The Merchant of Venice A Midsummer Night's Dream Much Ado About Nothing Pericles, Prince of Tyre Taming of the Shrew The Tempest Troilus and Cressida Twelfth Night Two Gentlemen of Verona Winter's ...
