english sonnet
111sonnet — /ˈsɒnət / (say sonuht) noun 1. Prosody a poem, properly expressive of a single complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines (usually in five foot iambic metre) with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the… …
112sonnet — n. & v. n. a poem of 14 lines (usu. pentameters) using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English usu. having ten syllables per line. v. (sonneted, sonneting) 1 intr. write sonnets. 2 tr. address sonnets to. Etymology: F sonnet or It.… …
113sonnet — noun a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line. verb (sonnets, sonneting, sonneted) archaic compose sonnets. Origin C16: from Fr., or from Ital. sonetto, dimin. of… …
114sonnet — son•net [[t]ˈsɒn ɪt[/t]] n. pro a poem, properly expressive of a single idea or sentiment, of 14 lines, usu. in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged in a fixed scheme, being in the Italian form divided into a major group of eight lines… …
115Petrarchan sonnet — noun a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd • Syn: ↑Italian sonnet • Hypernyms: ↑sonnet * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized P : a sonnet composed of an… …
116Shakespearean sonnet — noun A sonnet comprising of three quatrains and a final couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg. The third type of sonnet. Also known as Elizabethan sonnet and English sonnet …
117Elizabethan sonnet — noun a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg • Syn: ↑Shakespearean sonnet, ↑English sonnet • Hypernyms: ↑sonnet …
118Shakespearean sonnet — noun a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg • Syn: ↑Elizabethan sonnet, ↑English sonnet • Hypernyms: ↑sonnet …
119Shakespearean sonnet — a sonnet form used by Shakespeare and having the rhyme scheme abab, cdcd, efef, gg. Also called English sonnet, Elizabethan sonnet. [1900 05] * * * …
120Shakespearean sonnet — n. a sonnet composed of three quatrains, typically with the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef, and a final couplet with the rhyme gg; English sonnet …
