Critics have termed his sonnets as the beginning of modern love poetry.Ĭritics have also claimed that he has mixed the two genres of poetry and drama in his famous tragic love story Romeo and Juliet. He uses a particular rhyme scheme “abab cdcd efef gg” in his 14-line sonnets, which are divided into 3 quatrains and a couplet, and written in iambic pentameter. Even today, his collection of 154 sonnets are read the most. However, it was Shakespeare who made the form popular among readers. Originated in Italy, the form was brought to England by Shakespeare’s predecessors. Sonnet is a form of poetry, which consists of 14 lines and a particular rhyme scheme. However, only in few places, he has included a complete form of a sonnet. Romeo and Juliet has a poetic touch to it as Shakespeare uses iambic pentameter in the play as he does in his sonnets.
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