Shakespearean sonnet
English
Etymology
Named after English playwright and poet William Shakespeare (1564–1616) and strongly associated with his authorship.
Noun
Shakespearean sonnet (plural Shakespearean sonnets)
- (poetry) A sonnet comprising three quatrains and a final couplet, in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg.
Synonyms
- Elizabethan sonnet
- English sonnet
Related terms
- Petrarchan sonnet
- Spenserian sonnet
Translations
type of sonnet
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