Definition of sonnet - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
literaturepoem with 14 lines and a set rhyme scheme
- He wrote a sonnet for his English class.
Verb
writingRare compose sonnetsRare
- She loves to sonnet in her free time.
Expressions with sonnet
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sonnet with three quatrains and a couplet
She wrote an English sonnet for her literature class.
another name for a Shakespearean sonnet
He recited an Elizabethan sonnet by Shakespeare.
sonnet with abbaabba cdecde rhyme scheme
The poet preferred the Italian sonnet for its musicality.
sonnet form with abbaabba cdecde rhyme scheme
Her poem followed the Petrarchan sonnet structure perfectly.
sonnet form with rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg
She analyzed the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet.
sonnet with rhyme scheme abab bcbc cdcd ee
She admired the Spenserian sonnet's intricate rhyme scheme.
Origin of sonnet
Italian, sonetto (little song)
Terms with sonnet included in their meaning
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literature
describing a sonnet form with an octave and a sestet
literature
the last six lines of a sonnet
synonym
another name for a Shakespearean sonnet
literature
sonnet with three quatrains and a couplet
poetry
sonnet with abbaabba cdecde rhyme scheme
poetry
sonnet form with abbaabba cdecde rhyme scheme
literature
sonnet form with rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg
poetry
sonnet with rhyme scheme abab bcbc cdcd ee
poetic form
sonnet form used by Edmund Spenser with a specific rhyme scheme
Examples of sonnet in a sentence
The anthology included a famous sonnet. He would sonnet about love and nature. They often sonnet together during poetry nights.
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- French:sonnet, composer des sonnets, ...
- German:Sonett, dichten, ...
- Italian:sonetto, scrivere sonetti, ...
- Spanish:soneto, escribir sonetos, ...
- Portuguese:soneto, escrever sonetos, ...
- Chinese:十四行诗, 写十四行诗, ...
- Japanese:ソネット, ソネットを作る, ...
- Arabic:سونيتة, أَلَّفَ سُونِيتَةً, ...
- Hebrew:סוֹנֶטָה, לְחַבֵּר סוֹנֶטוֹת, ...
- Russian:сонет, сочинять сонеты, ...
- Ukrainian:сонет, писати сонети, ...
- Hindi:सॉनेट, सॉनेट लिखना, ...
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