sonnet
A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically…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.
» A sonnet is also a poem.
Auch ein Sonett ist ein Gedicht. — al_ex_an_der
Сонет — тоже стихотворение. — marafon
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1 sensesA 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.
Sonett
соне́тsonét
соне́тsonét
a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
Examples
15 sentencesA sonnet is also a poem.
ruСонет — тоже стихотворение. — marafon
deAuch ein Sonett ist ein Gedicht. — al_ex_an_der
Shakespeare's works include comedies, tragedies and sonnets.
How many kinds of sonnet are there?
Tom invented his own form of sonnet.
A sonnet is a kind of poem.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French sonnet, from Italian sonetto, from Old Occitan sonet (“a song”Borrowed from Middle French sonnet, from Italian sonetto, from Old Occitan sonet (“a song”), diminutive of son (“song, sound”), from Latin sonus (“sound”).
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