EGAVE

sonnet

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Meaning

  1. 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.
  2. verb To compose sonnets.
  3. verb To celebrate in sonnets; to write a sonnet about.

Similar words

poem ode lyric verse poemette quatorzain poesy sonnetry ottava rima spenserian sonnet

Often followed by

to on is of in form sequence and by

Word family

sonnets

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