Learn about the conventions of a sonnet, Shakespearean sonnets and Petrarchan sonnets, iambic pentameter and rhyme in this KS3 English BBC Bitesize article.

Sonnets are a form of poem that was much loved by William Shakespeare.. This one might be his most famous: Sonnet 18. 'Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?' asks Shakespeare. A sonnet is ...

Dr Leah Veronese uncovered the version of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 tucked away in a 17th Century poetry collection at the University of Oxford.

Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 and an Irish song tradition inspired Paul McCartney on The Beatles‘ “I Saw Her Standing There.” Paul used many of his literary and musical favorites in his songs.

Dr. Leah Veronese from Oxford University's English Faculty has unearthed a rare manuscript copy of Shakespeare's famous ...

To take full advantage of “summer’s lease,” which William Shakespeare declares in Sonnet 18 “has all too short a date,” Central New Yorkers move activities outdoors as much as possible ...

The works of William Shakespeare have long been a staple of both high school drama and English classes around the country. However, despite their prevalence in the classroom, many students still ...

The recently discovered copy of Sonnet 116 "reads as a political love song" during England's Civil Wars, according to the professor who found it.

Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 which was discovered in Oxford. (Image: University of Oxford) In this copy the sonnet has been adapted as a song set to music by the composer Henry Lawes.

In his plays, Shakespeare created complex characters navigating universal issues. He additionally invented the Shakespearean sonnet, a 14-line classic poem form with a set structure and rhyme pattern.