Shakespeare wrote several sonnets, you would have to be more specific.
Sonnet 28, written by William Shakespeare, is typically referred to by its first line "How can I then return in happy plight."
a sixteen line poem is a sixteen line poem, not a sonnet, consisting of fourteen lines.
A sonnet is a quatorzain, or a 14-line poem.
This is the first line of Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare suggests that the memory of beauty will be immortalized in the sonnet. (see related question)
A fourteen line poem in iambic pentameter (in English) is very likely to be a sonnet. It isn't guaranteed to be a sonnet - but the first thing you check is whether it is a sonnet or not.
it's a miltonic sonnet. Milton puts volta in middle of eighth line.
Shakespeare. It's the first line of his Sonnet 130.
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Sonnet
A Shakespearean sonnet consists of 3 quatrains (4-line stanzas) followed by a rhymed couplet (2-line stanza).
A Shakespearean sonnet has three quatrains (four-line stanzas) followed by a rhyming couplet (two-line stanza) at the end. This structure is also known as the English sonnet.
Petrarchan Sonnet: the first half is an Octave( first 8 lines) to introduce the theme or problem followed by the sestet( last 6 lines) where the conclusion is made or problem solved. Usually in line 9 you will the the Volta which is the turning point in the sonnet. typically rhyme schemed: abba abba cdcd ee