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Pop Sonnets Love the song “Call Me Maybe?” Adele’s “Hello?” Well, imagine if those tunes were reworked as Shakespearean sonnets. There are rules: the sonnets have to be 14 lines long and have ten syllables per line. Find out how “this sick beat” from Taylor Swift’s “Shake it Off” is translated into Shakespearean glory.
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