Sonnet 18 is a typical English or Shakespearean sonnet. It consists of three quatrains followed by a couplet, and has the characteristic rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gg. The poem carries the meaning of an Italian or Petrarchan Sonnet. read more
The rhyme scheme of a Shakespearen Sonnet is a crossed rhyme, meaning that the first line rhymes with the third and the second with the forth. read more
A Shakespearean Sonnet in Iambic Pentameter. This is a classic Shakespearean sonnet with fourteen lines in very regular iambic pentameter. With the exception of a couple relatively strong first syllables (and even these are debatable), there are basically no deviations from the meter. read more