His poems are generally known by numbers, and also are known as sonnets in almost all cases. I needn't write out five sonnets for there are all, or at least most of his sonnets already listed on the William Shakespeare front page, on Wikipedia. There are also plenty of smaller websites with all his sonnets, and some with explanations. I hope this is of help.
Hamlet is the most quoted Shakespeare play.
juliretdaesgqriff does.
They are mostly either about love or politics.
Romeo and Juliet
His poems are generally known by numbers, and also are known as sonnets in almost all cases. I needn't write out five sonnets for there are all, or at least most of his sonnets already listed on the William Shakespeare front page, on Wikipedia. There are also plenty of smaller websites with all his sonnets, and some with explanations. I hope this is of help.
It is probably most known for its kookaburra.
The most common sonnet forms are the Petrarchan (or Italian) sonnet and the Shakespearean (or English) sonnet. The Petrarchan sonnet consists of an octave followed by a sestet, while the Shakespearean sonnet is composed of three quatrains and a final rhymed couplet.
Romeo & Juliet
Hamlet is the most quoted Shakespeare play.
juliretdaesgqriff does.
I know it was his most famous.
They are mostly either about love or politics.
Romeo and Juliet
sonnet 18
This is akin to asking whether the Pope is Catholic. Shakespeare is the second-most famous writer of sonnets in the world (after Petrarch).
Pentameter