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Because of the sheer volume of poetry, many based on the same themes, choosing distinct titles may have been difficult. Titles often "define" a work, as well, and perhaps he wanted to avoid this over simplification, allowing the text to stand alone instead of trying to funnel its meaning into a few simple words.

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What are some of William Shakespeares sonnets?

There's a site where all of his works are at the link below.


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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.


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