Sonnet 148 the fourth ictus (resulting in a four-position figure, codice_1, sometimes referred to as a "minor ionic"), and line 3 has a mid-line reversal and (potentially) and initial reversal: Initial reversals also potentially occur in lines 7, 8, and 11, with a potential mid-line reversal in line 1. Potential minor ionics occur in lines 6, 9, 10, and 14. Sonnet 148 Sonnet 148 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It is considered a Dark Lady sonnet, as are all from 127 to 152. Sonnet 148 is an English or Shakespearean sonnet. The English
Sonnet 143 Sonnet 143 Sonnet 143 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. Sonnet 143 is an English or Shakespearean sonnet. The English sonnet has three quatrains, followed by a final rhyming couplet. It follows the typical rhyme scheme of the form "abab cdcd efef gg" and is composed in iambic pentameter, a type of poetic metre based on five pairs of metrically weak/strong syllabic positions. The 7th line exemplifies a regular iambic pentameter: Line 2 begins with a common metrical variation, an initial reversal: Initial reversals occur in lines 2 and 6, and potentially