Sonnet 18

SONNET 18 William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 is one of one hundred fifty four poems of fourteen lines written in Iambic Pentameter. These sonnets exclusively employ the rhyme scheme, which has come to be called the Shakespearean Sonnet. The sonnets are composed of an octet and sestet and typically progress through three quatrains to a concluding couplet. It also contains figurative language and different poetic devices used to create unique effects in his sonnets. Shakespeare’s sonnets …

…of Shakespeare’s sonnets. Love is an intangible thing, and emotion, it can have no real definition, because it can mean so many things depending on the situation. I enjoyed this sonnet because Shakespeare had the ability to show his poetic skills in appropriating metaphors and conceits in clever ways, so that the poem becomes, not just a tribute to the beloved but also a testament to his great skill as a poet. Bibliography none