Sonnets Group at eNotes http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/group The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the Sonnets Group at eNotes. Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:39:07 en-us <![CDATA[One literary device that Shakespeare was fond of was the double...]]> http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/how-does-shakespeare-use-word-play-50797 http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/how-does-shakespeare-use-word-play-50797 Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:39:07 PST <![CDATA[The only printing of the Sonnets that date to Shakespeare's lifetime is...]]> http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/who-mr-w-h-50803 http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/who-mr-w-h-50803 Tue, 2 Dec 2008 08:50:36 PST <![CDATA[Who is Mr. W. H.?]]> http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/who-mr-w-h-50803 http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/who-mr-w-h-50803 Tue, 2 Dec 2008 06:46:55 PST <![CDATA[How does Shakespeare use word play?]]> http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/how-does-shakespeare-use-word-play-50797 http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/how-does-shakespeare-use-word-play-50797 Tue, 2 Dec 2008 06:35:04 PST <![CDATA[There are 2 types of sonnets:  Elizabethan or Shakespearean, and...]]> http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/which-following-comprises-sonnet-an-octet-sestetb-47327 http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/which-following-comprises-sonnet-an-octet-sestetb-47327 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:59:26 PST <![CDATA[What features comprise a sonnet? ]]> http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/which-following-comprises-sonnet-an-octet-sestetb-47327 http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/which-following-comprises-sonnet-an-octet-sestetb-47327 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:34:24 PST <![CDATA[Wow! Excellent question! It depends what you think the main themes of...]]> http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/there-any-particular-shakespeare-sonnets-that-46343 http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/there-any-particular-shakespeare-sonnets-that-46343 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:47:56 PST <![CDATA[Are there any particular Shakespeare sonnets that illustrate/relate to...]]> http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/there-any-particular-shakespeare-sonnets-that-46343 http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/there-any-particular-shakespeare-sonnets-that-46343 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:04:08 PST <![CDATA[love is the commitment of two true minds based on understanding and...]]> http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/what-does-william-shakespeare-mean-sonnet-let-me-357 http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/what-does-william-shakespeare-mean-sonnet-let-me-357 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:21:15 PST <![CDATA[The answer is simply because the post-Victorian, prim, proper, prudish,...]]> http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/why-does-my-english-text-address-object-sonnets-1-44771 http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/why-does-my-english-text-address-object-sonnets-1-44771 Sun, 2 Nov 2008 13:49:56 PST <![CDATA[Why does my text claim the object of Sonnets 1-126 is a woman, when...]]> http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/why-does-my-english-text-address-object-sonnets-1-44771 http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/why-does-my-english-text-address-object-sonnets-1-44771 Sun, 2 Nov 2008 13:43:16 PST <![CDATA[The sonnet is a veritable feast of metaphors!  Shakespeare compares...]]> http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/what-various-figures-speech-used-shakespeares-43075 http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/what-various-figures-speech-used-shakespeares-43075 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:46:47 PST <![CDATA[What are the various figures of speech used in Shakespeare's...]]> http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/what-various-figures-speech-used-shakespeares-43075 http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/what-various-figures-speech-used-shakespeares-43075 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:53:15 PST <![CDATA[I tend to think the sonnet is a snapshot into an argument between a man...]]> http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/what-simple-explanation-sonnets-10-24-49-83-93-38739 http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/what-simple-explanation-sonnets-10-24-49-83-93-38739 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:28:38 PST <![CDATA[The poem is referring to the simple fact that the immortal words of a...]]> http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/how-do-you-paraphrase-poem-sonnet-55-nor-gilded-40307 http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/how-do-you-paraphrase-poem-sonnet-55-nor-gilded-40307 Thu, 9 Oct 2008 19:55:12 PST <![CDATA[How do you paraphrase the poem Sonnet 55: Nor the Gilded Monuments? I...]]> http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/how-do-you-paraphrase-poem-sonnet-55-nor-gilded-40307 http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/how-do-you-paraphrase-poem-sonnet-55-nor-gilded-40307 Tue, 7 Oct 2008 16:41:05 PST <![CDATA[The narrator of the poem has an opinion of another that is very selfish....]]> http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/what-simple-explanation-sonnets-10-24-49-83-93-38739 http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/what-simple-explanation-sonnets-10-24-49-83-93-38739 Wed, 1 Oct 2008 09:32:53 PST <![CDATA[I'm not sure what you mean by the term "form", but if what you...]]> http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/how-does-form-shakespeare-s-sonnet-quot-shall-39109 http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/how-does-form-shakespeare-s-sonnet-quot-shall-39109 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:18:54 PST <![CDATA[How does the form of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 "Shall I Compare Thee...]]> http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/how-does-form-shakespeare-s-sonnet-quot-shall-39109 http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/how-does-form-shakespeare-s-sonnet-quot-shall-39109 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:08:06 PST <![CDATA[Shakespeare's sonnets reflect an idea that life was fragile and...]]> http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/can-someone-please-elaborate-theme-ravages-time-38833 http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/q-and-a/can-someone-please-elaborate-theme-ravages-time-38833 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:30:17 PST