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Shakespeare's sonnet
Q : what is sonnet ?
Sonnet is originated in Italian folk. It was popular throughout Europe in the early Renaissance. Its structure divided into upper and lower parts, the upper section is eight lines, the lower section is six lines, each line has 11 syllable (音節). ​
Shakespeare's sonnets
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​154 poems are totally included and they are generally believed to be written from 1592 to 1598.
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The poem collection is divided into two parts. The first part is the first 126 songs dedicated to a young fair Lord. And the second part dedicated to a dark Lady, mainly describing love.
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For poets, the more rigorous the structure of the poem, the harder it is to express lyricism. But Shakespeare ’s sonnets are free-spirited. Just as his play is full of imagination, the language of his poetry is also imaginative and full of emotion.
 From fairest creatures we desire increase |  Let me not to the marriage of true mind |  My mistress' eyes are nothing like sun |
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 Shall I compare thee to a summer's day ? |
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