Shakespeare wrote 154 different sonnets
1-126 were to a young man
127-154 were to a "dark lady"
Many types
written to other people
Rhyme Scheme of Shakespearean sonnet
ABABCDCDEFEFGG
Has 3 quatrains of 4 lines and one couplet at the end
Progression
1st: quatrain makes statement/claim or develops problem
2nd: develops problem/ claim
3rd: turning point develops and starts to sum up
Couplet: final turning point theme or message
10 syllable 5 iambic feet pattern of unstressed stressed syllables
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