sonnet
sonnet — noun
1. a form of poetry with fourteen lines that follow a set rhyming structure, writte
a form of poetry with fourteen lines that follow a set rhyming structure, written to express a single thought, feeling, or story
Last spring, the class studied a famous sonnet by Shakespeare.
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Constanza wrote a sonnet describing the ocean for her poetry assignment.
It took Emma several weeks to memorize a sonnet for her English presentation.
Vivek's sonnet about his hometown won first prize at the school competition.
A well-written sonnet follows a strict pattern of rhymes and syllables.
文法句型
a sonnet
sonnets
用法筆記
The two most common types are the English (or Shakespearean) sonnet, which rhymes abab cdcd efef gg, and the Italian (or Petrarchan) sonnet, which uses an octave and a sestet. Each line usually has ten syllables in a rhythm called iambic pentameter.