english sonnet (Meaning)
english sonnet (n)
a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg
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a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg
rondelle, epigram, ode, rondel,rondelet, epos, epode, rondeau, madrigal, limerick
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An English sonnet consists of 14 lines written in iambic pentameter, a rhythmic pattern in which each line has five pairs of unstressed and stressed syllables.
The English sonnet is a form of poetry that originated in England during the 16th century.
One of the most famous English sonnets is Shakespeare's Sonnet 18, which begins with the line "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"
The English sonnet is often used to express love, loss, or other strong emotions.
