NOUN | communication | sonnet | a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme |
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VERB | creation | sonnet | praise in a sonnet |
creation | sonnet | compose a sonnet |
Sounds | saa'niht | |
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Rhymes | acquit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht... |
Meaning | A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme. | |
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Narrower | Petrarchan sonnet, Italian sonnet | A sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd |
Shakespearean sonnet, Elizabethan sonnet, English sonnet | A sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg | |
Spenserian sonnet | A sonnet consisting of three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab bcbd cdcd ee | |
Broader | poem, verse form | A composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines |
Spanish | soneto | |
Catalan | sonet | |
Nouns | sonneteer | a poet who writes sonnets |
Verbs | sonnet | compose a sonnet |
sonnet | praise in a sonnet |
Meaning | praise in a sonnet. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Category | poetry, poesy, verse | literature in metrical form |
Broader | praise | Express approval of |
Spanish | escribir sonetos, sonetear | |
Nouns | sonnet | a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme |
Meaning | Compose a sonnet. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Category | poetry, poesy, verse | literature in metrical form |
Broader | verse, versify, poetize, poetise | Compose verses or put into verse |
Spanish | sonetear | |
Nouns | sonnet | a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme |
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