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  2. A Lover's Complaint - Wikipedia

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    "A Lover's Complaint" is a narrative poem written by William Shakespeare, and published as part of the 1609 quarto of Shakespeare's Sonnets. It was published by Thomas Thorpe . "A Lover’s Complaint" is an example of the female-voiced complaint, which is frequently appended to sonnet sequences.

  3. Sonnet 142 - Wikipedia

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    For example, in line 9, Shakespeare diverts the ictus away from the two strong tonic stresses of "love" and "lov'st" by arranging the line such that the meter implies contrastive accent on the four pronouns surrounding them: × / × / × / × / × / Be it lawful I love thee, as thou lov'st those (142.9)

  4. Sonnet 75 - Wikipedia

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    Sonnet 75 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It is a member of the Fair Youth sequence, in which the poet expresses his love towards a young man. Synopsis

  5. Sonnet 76 - Wikipedia

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    The Norton Shakespeare annotates "and keep invention in a noted weed" thus: And keep literary creativity in such familiar clothing. The Oxford English Dictionary 's definition of weed is "an article of apparel; a garment", and is consistent with the theme of mending, re-using, etc. ("all my best is dressing old words new").

  6. Sonnet 56 - Wikipedia

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    The first quatrain details the love that the poet feels. The first line addresses "the quality of love." [3] Shakespeare also wants his love to be noticed and to the "desired" effect to happen. [7] The use of "sweet love" appears to address a specific person but later seems to address the love that the author feels. [8]

  7. Sonnet 148 - Wikipedia

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    × / × / × / × / × / O cunning Love! with tears thou keep'st me blind, (148.13) / = ictus , a metrically strong syllabic position. × = nonictus . Line 2 exhibits a rightward movement of the fourth ictus (resulting in a four-position figure, × × / / , sometimes referred to as a minor ionic ), and line 3 has a mid-line reversal and ...

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  9. Sonnet 23 - Wikipedia

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    Sonnet 23 is one of a sequence of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare, and is a part of the Fair Youth sequence.. In the sonnet, the speaker is not able to adequately speak of his love, because of the intensity of his feelings.