English sonnet

n. See Shakespearean sonnet.

Shakespear′ean son′net

n. a sonnet form used by Shakespeare and having the rhyme scheme abab, cdcd, efef, gg. Also called English sonnet. [1900–05]

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Noun

English sonnet - a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef ggElizabethan sonnet, Shakespearean sonnetsonnet - a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme

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English sonnet

Related to English sonnet: Italian sonnet

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Synonyms for English sonnet

noun a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg

Synonyms

Elizabethan sonnet
Shakespearean sonnet

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