ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Sonnet

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈsɒnɪt/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Sonnet is a noun meaning (intransitive) To compose sonnets.

Meaning

(intransitive) To compose sonnets.

More Meanings

  1. (transitive) To celebrate in sonnets; to write a sonnet about.
  2. 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.

Example Sentences

strains that come almost to sonneting

Word Forms

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Related dictionary entries include poem, ode, lyric, verse, quatorzain, poesy.

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