When were most of Shakespeare's sonnets written?

how many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

The first half and the second half of the sonnets were divided into two separate groups because?

sonnets 1-17 are called what. Why?

sonnet 18 is different from the ones before. How so?

Questions have been asked for as long as the poems were written as to who they are about or written for. In 1609 what happened that added another person to the list of likely candidates?

What kind of poetry is used by Shakespeare in terms of voice?

Why do we refer to the voice of the poem as the speaker and not as the author of said poem?

What do we call a person who reads or hears a poem?

Shakespeare sonnets have how many lines and what type of rhyme scheme?

fours lines of poetry is called what? 2 rhyming lines together?

What is rhetoric?

in line 9 of all Shakespeare's sonnets, what happens? What is this called?

What is meter?

what is Dactyl?

what is spondee?

what is anapest?

what is trochee?

what is Iamb?

Which syllable stress is most common in English literature?

Iambic pentameter is used in Shakespeare's sonnets. What is it and why is it called that?