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  ENGLISH LITERATURE WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE : 8 Sonnets Collection for PGTRB EXAM  First 8 lines of sonnet is called Octave.  Next 6 lines of sonnet is called Sestet.  Commonly we have 3 types of sonnets: Italian or Petrarchan Sonnet English or Shakespearean Sonnet Spenserian Sonnet  Fathers of English sonnet are:       Thomas Wyatt and Earl of Surrey.  Total sonnets has written by Shakespeare - 154 sonnets It was Published in 1609. The printer of Shakespeare sonnet are TT ( THOMAS THORPE)  Dedicated to 'Mr. W. H'  The first 126 sonnets are addressed to unnamed youth or young man.  Another 28 sonnets are addressed to Dark Lady .         SONNET 18: SHALL I COMPARE THEE TO A SUMMER’S DAY? Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date; Sometime...

  “The song”                                  -Balkrishna Sama   "SET YOUR HEART UPON YOUR WORK BUT NEVER ITS REWARD" Balkrishna Sama was a Nepalese playwright and poet. He is regarded as the ‘Shakespeare’ of Nepal because of his great contribution to Nepali literature. In the poem The Song Sama talks about the change and divinity that happened in the universe when Krishna plays his flute. Lord Krishna is the incarnation of Vishnu. He is worshipped as a God in Hinduism. There are lot of stories are narrated about Krishna’s glory and his love for mankind.   Bhagavad gita talks about his preaching to human life. He was known for his clever and miscellaneous activities. This poem celebrates the musical power of Lord Krishna over the universe.   The poet begins his poem that Lord Krishna lives in the place ...