she is known as ‘The Dark Lady’ Early sonnets are based on the Petrachan model (which follows a different rhyme scheme), however, the focus of the sonnet remains the same – idolising the woman and making her an ‘inspiration’. The lady spoken about in this sonnet is featured in Sonnets 127 to 154. What is a sonnet? A sonnet is a 14 line poem which traditionally is used as a way to declare love for someone – you say brilliant things about them and tell them how much you love them! What sort of things would you put in a sonnet? Think of ways to compliment someone – did they feature in your original list of love poetry? Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets. Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare An unconventional love poem about the “Dark Lady”
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