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Analysis of the Structure of Shakespeare’s Sonnets 　　【Abstract】The sonnet is a kind of lyrics with restrict forms which cannot depart from the contents. Shakespeare’s sonnets are like a valuable flower blossoming in the England poetry garden during the age of Renaissance and a bright pearl sparkling in the world’s poetry treasury. This paper will analyze his sonnets from the perspective of the structure and then interpret the meanings behind those words， which can demonstrate the importance of the connection between the forms and the contents. 　　【Key words】Shakespeare’s Sonnets；Structure analysis；Forms and contents 　　1 Brief Introduction of Shakespeare’s Sonnets 　　Poetry is an integer united highly by the content and its form. The form which content and theme are connected well can play a role of carrier to expatiate and depict， and then can explore and convey the subject with deepening and improving the theme of the poem. In a diversity of poems， the sonnet is a kind of lyrics with restrict forms which cannot depart from the content. When a poet produces a sonnet， he will pay attention to not only the words he has chosen， but also the form he has adopted， because the form will be important in expressing the poet’s ideas as well as the diction. 　　The sonnets originated from those ballads of Italia and became more and more famous for the series of love sonnets of Petrachey. At first， it was Sir Thomas White introduced the sonnets into the English poetry. Later on， Henry Howard has changed the original rhythm into abab cdcd efef gg with the form made up of four stanzas， that is， three quatrains and one couplet. After him， writing sonnets became more and more popular in England and especially Shakespeare was the most prestigious and he has put forward the sonnets to the summit. 　　2 The Structure Characters of Shakespeare’s Sonnets 　　For the rhythm， Shakespeare followed the one of Henry Howard without any changes. However， he has successfully conquered and ex