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Petrarchan sonnet
Petrarchan sonnetn. A sonnet containing an octave with the rhyme scheme abbaabba and a sestet following any of various patterns such as cdecde or cdcdcd. Also called Italian sonnet.
[After Francesco Petrarch.]Petrarchan sonnet n (Poetry) a sonnet form associated with the poet Petrarch, having an octave rhyming a b b a a b b a and a sestet rhyming either c d e c d e or c d c d c d. Also called: Italian sonnet Petrar′chan son′net
n. a sonnet form, popularized by Petrarch, consisting of an octave rhyming abbaabba, and a sestet usu. rhyming cdecde or cdcdcd. Also called Italian sonnet. [1905–10] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Petrarchan sonnet - a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcdItalian sonnetsonnet - a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme |
Petrarchan sonnet
Related to Petrarchan sonnet: Elizabethan sonnet, Spenserian sonnetSynonyms for Petrarchan sonnetnoun a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcdSynonymsRelated Words |