A feast for the senses and the soul. William Shakespeare s sonnets capture the essence of love in a traditional form. First used by Petrarch in the fourteenth century, the sonnet is often reserved for expressions of love. It is fourteen lines long with varying rhyme patterns. Shakespeare often rhymed the last two lines creating a closed couplet.
Poetry sometimes sparks more than the imagination.
The relationship of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning began with poems. Robert was drawn to Elizabeth after reading her poetry. He moved from loving her poetry to loving her. Sonnets From the Portuguese is a collection of love poems written for Robert. Let me count the ways.