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38 plays, 154 sonnets
Tottle's Miscellany, published in 1557, contained 271 sonnets.
William Wordsworth wrote 523 sonnets in his lifetime.
Many authors have and do write sonnets, they do not come from a single source.
A decasyllabic is a line of verse containing ten syllables. It is a common form in poetry, with many traditional forms such as blank verse, heroic couplets, and sonnets being structured around lines of ten syllables.
There are 44 Glasgow Sonnets by Edwin Morgan.
There are two main types of sonnets: Petrarchan (or Italian) sonnets and Shakespearean (or English) sonnets. Petrarchan sonnets consist of an octave followed by a sestet, while Shakespearean sonnets consist of three quatrains and a final rhyming couplet.
Sonnets were originally written as a form of poetry to explore themes of love, beauty, and nature. They provided a structured framework for poets to express their emotions and ideas concisely with a specific rhyme scheme and meter. Sonnets continue to be popular due to their lyrical and emotive qualities.
Sonnet poems offer a structured form that can help writers express complex ideas concisely. The rhyme scheme and meter in sonnets can enhance the musicality and flow of the poem. Additionally, the traditional structure of sonnets can provide a challenge and framework for creativity.
The volume Shakespeare's Sonnets [1609] contains 154 sonnets, so the usual answer to this question is 154. There are a few 'sonnets' embedded in the plays (particularly in Romeo and Juliet); but people don't normally include these among Shakespeare's Sonnets (for a number of reasons).
Shakespearean sonnets - sonnets by Shakespeare
Quelques Portraits-Sonnets de Femmes has 66 pages.