39+ Famous Sonnet Poems Examples Images. A sonnet is a specific type of poem that is written using iambic pentameter (10 syllables per line that alternate unstressed and then stressed). Shakespeare's sonnets generally focus on the themes of love and life.
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My active groups see all. The most famous poem from whitman's celebrated leaves of grass , and selected by jay parini as the best american poem of all time. This is a particularly famous shakespearean sonnet because it. home poetry five line poems acrostic poems haiku limericks english sonnet.