Sonnets

Fourteen lines, usually of iambic pentameter, turning on a rhyme scheme: three quatrains and a couplet in the English form, an octave and a sestet in the Italian. Below, every sonnet on Laurel whose scheme the dictionary could confirm, with the form each one is.

See also the English sonnets alone and the Italian sonnets alone.

850 poems on Laurel

1. Sonnet CXLI William Shakespeare, The Sonnets · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
2. Sonnet CXLIX William Shakespeare, The Sonnets · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
3. Sonnet CXLVIII William Shakespeare, The Sonnets · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
4. Sonnet CXXXVI William Shakespeare, The Sonnets · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
5. Sonnet CXXXVII William Shakespeare, The Sonnets · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
6. Sonnet LXXIII William Shakespeare, The Sonnets · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
7. Sonnet LXXXVII William Shakespeare, The Sonnets · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
8. Sonnet XC William Shakespeare, The Sonnets · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
9. Sonnet XCII William Shakespeare, The Sonnets · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
10. Sonnet XCVIII William Shakespeare, The Sonnets · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
11. Sonnet XLIII William Shakespeare, The Sonnets · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
12. Sonnet XLVII William Shakespeare, The Sonnets · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
13. Composed in the Valley Near Dover, on the Day of Landing William Wordsworth, The Poetical Works, Volume II · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
14. To G. A. W John Keats, Poems (1817) · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
15. Or the Poet in the Clouds Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
16. Sonnets from the Portuguese Elizabeth Barrett Browning · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
17. To R. B Gerard Manley Hopkins, Poems · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
18. To My Friend Charles Booth Nettleton II Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
19. Slow Through the Dark Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
20. Booker T. Washington Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
21. Harriet Beecher Stowe Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
22. Love Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
23. On the Receipt of a Familiar Poem Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
24. Fire Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
25. Dante Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
26. Holidays Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
27. Will Ever the Dear Days Come Back Again? Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
28. Sleep Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
29. My Books Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
30. The Cross of Snow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
31. Written on Revisiting Brunswick in the Summer of 1875 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
32. The Tides Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
33. A Summer Day by the Sea Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
34. Mezzo Cammin Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
35. To Alfred Tennyson Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
36. My Days Isaac Rosenberg, Poems · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
37. The Spirit of Shakespeare George Meredith, Poems, Volume I · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
38. VI Bluebeard Edna St. Vincent Millay, Renascence and Other Poems · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
39. Baptism Claude McKay, Harlem Shadows · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
40. My Mother II Claude McKay, Harlem Shadows · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
41. The Tired Worker Claude McKay, Harlem Shadows · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
42. Wild May Claude McKay, Harlem Shadows · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
43. Futility Claude McKay, Harlem Shadows · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
44. To Winter Claude McKay, Harlem Shadows · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
45. On the Road Claude McKay, Harlem Shadows · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
46. The Harlem Dancer Claude McKay, Harlem Shadows · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
47. On a Primitive Canoe Claude McKay, Harlem Shadows · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
48. The Night Fire Claude McKay, Harlem Shadows · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
49. I Shall Return Claude McKay, Harlem Shadows · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
50. Through Agony II Claude McKay, Harlem Shadows · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
51. The Third Decade Samuel Daniel, Delia, with Constable's Diana · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
52. Sonnet Samuel Daniel, Delia, with Constable's Diana · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
53. To His Absent Diana Samuel Daniel, Delia, with Constable's Diana · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
54. Sonnets from the Manuscript Edition, Not Found in That of 1594 Samuel Daniel, Delia, with Constable's Diana · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
55. The Eighth Decade Samuel Daniel, Delia, with Constable's Diana · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
56. The Fourth Decade Samuel Daniel, Delia, with Constable's Diana · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
57. The Sixth Decade Samuel Daniel, Delia, with Constable's Diana · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
58. The First Decade Samuel Daniel, Delia, with Constable's Diana · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
59. The Fifth Decade Samuel Daniel, Delia, with Constable's Diana · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
60. The Second Decade Samuel Daniel, Delia, with Constable's Diana · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
61. Countess of Pembroke Samuel Daniel, Delia, with Constable's Diana · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
62. To the Lady Rich Samuel Daniel, Delia, with Constable's Diana · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
63. Love Rupert Brooke, 1914 and Other Poems · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
64. The Busy Heart Rupert Brooke, 1914 and Other Poems · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
65. Winter John Clare, Poems · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
66. Tezcotzinco Alan Seeger, Poems · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
67. Sonnet XIII Alan Seeger, Poems · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
68. House-Surgeon W. E. Henley, Poems · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
69. To W. G. S W. E. Henley, Poems · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
70. In Answer to a Request Amy Lowell, Sword Blades and Poppy Seed · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
71. June James Whitcomb Riley, Riley Farm-Rhymes · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
72. From the Portuguese of Semedo William Cullen Bryant, Poems · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
73. The Harlequin of Dreams Sidney Lanier, Poems · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
74. Martha Washington Sidney Lanier, Poems · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
75. In Absence Sidney Lanier, Poems · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
76. Sonnet: Written at the Age of Thirteen Felicia Hemans, Poems · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
77. By T. Park Henry Kirke White, The Poetical Works of Henry Kirke White · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
78. Dacre Petrarch, The Sonnets, Triumphs and Other Poems · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
79. Far from Fearing, He Prays for Death Petrarch, The Sonnets, Triumphs and Other Poems · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
80. Far from His Beloved, Life Is Miserable by Night as by Day Petrarch, The Sonnets, Triumphs and Other Poems · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
81. He Describes His Sad State Petrarch, The Sonnets, Triumphs and Other Poems · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
82. He Fears That He Is Incapable of Worthily Celebrating Her Petrarch, The Sonnets, Triumphs and Other Poems · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
83. He Inveighs Against Laura's Mirror, Because It Makes Her Forget Him Petrarch, The Sonnets, Triumphs and Other Poems · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
84. He Lives Destitute of All Hope Save That of Rendering Her Immortal Petrarch, The Sonnets, Triumphs and Other Poems · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
85. He No Longer Finds Relief in Solitude Petrarch, The Sonnets, Triumphs and Other Poems · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
86. He Returns the Glove, Bewailing the Effect of Her Beauty Petrarch, The Sonnets, Triumphs and Other Poems · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
87. Her Presence in Visions Is His Only Consolation Petrarch, The Sonnets, Triumphs and Other Poems · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
88. Her Walk, Looks, Words, and Air Petrarch, The Sonnets, Triumphs and Other Poems · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
89. His Heart, Rejected by Laura, Will Perish, Unless She Relent Petrarch, The Sonnets, Triumphs and Other Poems · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
90. On Entering Switzerland William Lisle Bowles, The Poetical Works, Volume I · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
91. Reserve Louise Imogen Guiney, Songs at the Start · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
92. Sonnet Henry Kirke White, The Poetical Works of Henry Kirke White · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
93. Sonnet Henry Kirke White, The Poetical Works of Henry Kirke White · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
94. Subject Continued Anna Seward, Original Sonnets on Various Subjects · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
95. To May, in the Year 1783 Anna Seward, Original Sonnets on Various Subjects · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
96. Written in the Spring 1785 on the Death of the Poet Laureat Anna Seward, Original Sonnets on Various Subjects · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
97. At Dover, 1786 William Lisle Bowles, The Poetical Works, Volume I · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
98. Dover Cliffs William Lisle Bowles, The Poetical Works, Volume I · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
99. From the Italian of Filacaja Anna Seward, Original Sonnets on Various Subjects · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
100. Sonnet Lxxxvii Anna Seward, Original Sonnets on Various Subjects · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
101. The Heavenly Birth of Love and Beauty Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sonnets · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
102. At Malvern William Lisle Bowles, The Poetical Works, Volume I · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
103. December 1790 Anna Seward, Original Sonnets on Various Subjects · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
104. Our Eastern Treasure William Watson, The Poems of William Watson · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
105. Then and Now John McCrae, In Flanders Fields, and Other Poems · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
106. To Pope Julius II Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sonnets · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
107. Translation Anna Seward, Original Sonnets on Various Subjects · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
108. In Age William Lisle Bowles, The Poetical Works, Volume I · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
109. Distant View of England from the Sea William Lisle Bowles, The Poetical Works, Volume I · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
110. The Bells, Ostend William Lisle Bowles, The Poetical Works, Volume I · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
111. Approach of Summer William Lisle Bowles, The Poetical Works, Volume I · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
112. Equality John McCrae, In Flanders Fields, and Other Poems · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
113. On Reading a Description of Pope's Gardens at Twickenham Anna Seward, Original Sonnets on Various Subjects · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
114. Petrarch to Vaucluse Anna Seward, Original Sonnets on Various Subjects · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
115. Sacred Night Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sonnets · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
116. Supposed to Have Been Addressed by a Female Lunatic to a Lady Henry Kirke White, The Poetical Works of Henry Kirke White · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
117. Written in the Rainy Summer of 1789 Anna Seward, Original Sonnets on Various Subjects · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
118. Written on Rising Ground Near Lichfield Anna Seward, Original Sonnets on Various Subjects · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
119. Invitation to a Friend Anna Seward, Original Sonnets on Various Subjects · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
120. The Rhine William Lisle Bowles, The Poetical Works, Volume I · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
121. A Prayer for Aid Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sonnets · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
122. Written Many Years After the Foregoing Sonnets William Lisle Bowles, The Poetical Works, Volume I · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
123. Associations William Lisle Bowles, The Poetical Works, Volume I · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
124. Retrospection William Lisle Bowles, The Poetical Works, Volume I · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
125. The Philosophic Flight Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sonnets · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
126. Visions Nicholas Breton, Pastoral Poems and Selected Poetry · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
127. Love's Expostulation Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sonnets · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
128. Translated from the French of M. Desbarreaux Henry Kirke White, The Poetical Works of Henry Kirke White · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
129. With a Copy of the Iliad Edmund Clarence Stedman, The Poetical Works of Edmund Clarence Stedman · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
130. The Empty Nest William Watson, The Poems of William Watson · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
131. To the River Louise Imogen Guiney, Songs at the Start · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
132. God Made and God Rules Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sonnets · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
133. The Artist and His Work Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sonnets · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
134. Unsolved John McCrae, In Flanders Fields, and Other Poems · English sonnet, ABABCDCDEFEFGG
135. Celestial and Earthly Love Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sonnets · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
136. At the Foot of the Cross Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sonnets · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
137. The Millennium Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sonnets · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDCDCD
138. Love Is a Refiner's Fire Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sonnets · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
139. In Doric Hall, Massachusetts State House Louise Imogen Guiney, Songs at the Start · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE
140. "I Vex Me Not with Brooding on the Years" Thomas Bailey Aldrich, The Sisters' Tragedy, with Other Poems · Italian sonnet, ABBAABBACDECDE

The first 140 of 850 poems, best-known poets first. The rest are reachable through their poets.

Each poem's metre was measured from its own words by the method described here; the figure beside a poem is the share of its stressed syllables that fall on the beat. Forms are named from the rhyme scheme and line count together.