| NOUN | communication | sonnet | a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | creation | sonnet | praise in a sonnet |
| creation | sonnet | compose a sonnet |
| Sounds | saa'niht | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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