NOUN | communication | Italian sonnet, Petrarchan sonnet | a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd |
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Meaning | A sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd. | |
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Synonym | Petrarchan sonnet | |
Broader | sonnet | A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme |
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