How many sonnets did Shakespeare write that survived?

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write that survived?

• A. 100
• B. 154
• C. 200
• D. 120

Answer: (B)

The number of Shakespeare’s sonnets that survive is 154. This figure comes from the 1609 quarto edition titled Shakespeare’s Sonnets, which presents the entire collected set. That edition is the primary source for the sonnet sequence, so scholars cite 154 as the complete, surviving collection. The idea of “survived” here means we have all 154 poems together in that authoritative edition; there aren’t other universally accepted, additional sonnets outside this count. The other numbers (like 100, 120, or 200) don’t align with the surviving, widely accepted corpus.

The number of Shakespeare’s sonnets that survive is 154. This figure comes from the 1609 quarto edition titled Shakespeare’s Sonnets, which presents the entire collected set. That edition is the primary source for the sonnet sequence, so scholars cite 154 as the complete, surviving collection. The idea of “survived” here means we have all 154 poems together in that authoritative edition; there aren’t other universally accepted, additional sonnets outside this count. The other numbers (like 100, 120, or 200) don’t align with the surviving, widely accepted corpus.