An archive of English sonnets, commentary, audio, and relevant web links. ... Welcome to Sonnet Central, an archive of English sonnets, commentary, and relevant web links and a forum for poets to

The basic meter of all sonnets in English is iambic pentameter (basic information on iambic pentameter), although there have been a few tetrameter and even hexameter sonnets, as well.

Shakespeare's Sonnets, Love Poetry, Valentine's day poems, Commentary, Illustrations 1609 Quarto text ... HAKESPEARE'S ONNETSThe amazing web site of Shakespeare's Sonnets Shakespeare Home Pag

Shakespeare's complete sonnets with an analysis and translation of selected poems. ... This page is not quite finished, so there are sonnets that do not yet have a translation or analysis.

Sonnets All of the Bard's 154 sonnets including the much acclaimed sonnet 18: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day..."

Shakespeare's sonnets are responsible for some of poetry's most enduring phrases. ... Shakespeare's Sonnets

At this point I have 110 sonnets with translations posted. I have also included some links to other web sites. These always need to be updated, so please let me know if there's something I've missed.

Shakespeare’s sonnets are written in iambic pentameter (a technical term, which describes how the rhythm of poetry is measured).

It is this tragic portrait of human love that makes the sonnets immortal. ... The book sized collection of sonnets, or sonnet cycle, was a familiar lyric genre at the end of the Renaissance.

Romantic love poetry with free love poems for lovers of romantic poems and free love poetry such as Elizabeth Barret Browning - Sonnet XIV - and many more sonnets... ... Of speaking gently, - ... Thy comfort long,