sonnet

IPA: sˈɑnɪt

noun

  • A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes.

verb

  • (intransitive) To compose sonnets.
  • (transitive) To celebrate in sonnets; to write a sonnet about.
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Examples of "sonnet" in Sentences

  • The form of the sonnet is rhetorical.
  • Some of the sonnets are moralistic fables.
  • He was a prolific author of licentious sonnets.
  • Giacomo is credited with the invention of the sonnet.
  • The poet did not write the dedication to the sonnets.
  • Ed arrives at the museum and gives Sandra the sonnet.
  • This is one of the most pensive and gentle of the sonnets.
  • The evocation of the Shakespearean sonnet works in English.
  • The poem prefigures the flower language of the famous sonnet.
  • In the sixteenth century, the sonnet became popular in England.

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