Sonnet 139 Sonnet 139 Sonnet 139 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. Sonnet 139 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 6th line exemplifies a regular iambic pentameter: Line 3 begins with a common metrical variation, an initial reversal: Initial reversals also occur in lines 5 and 14, and
Sonnet 100 3rd line exhibits a common metrical variant, the initial reversal, which is also present in lines 4, 7, and potentially 9: The 13th line generates a somewhat complex rhythm, incorporating an initial "and" a mid-line reversal, as well as two non-ictic stresses ("love" and "wastes"): Sonnet 100 Sonnet 100 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. Sonnet 100 is an English or Shakespearean sonnet. The English sonnet has three quatrains, followed by a