English sonnet
noun
: a sonnet consisting of three quatrains and a couplet with a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg
called also Shakespearean sonnet
Word History
First Known Use
1890, in the meaning defined above
English sonnet
noun
as in rondelet
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- rondelet
- anacreontic
- epopee
- pastoral
- psalm
- dithyramb
- limerick
- sonnet
- madrigal
- georgic
- epic
- poem
- epigram
- ode
- elegy
- pastorale
- rondel
- jingle
- idyll
- rondeau
- villanelle
- triolet
- epos
- clerihew
- epode
- lyric
- lament
- rune
- rhyme
- eclogue
- rondelle
- blank verse
- rime
- idyl
- song
- free verse
- lay
- ballad
- vers libre
- haiku
- poetry
- senryu
- tanka
- poesy
- minstrelsy
- versification