petrarchan sonnet

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von petrarchan sonnet im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A sonnet comprising of an octave and a closing sestet, following the rhyme scheme of either abba abba cde cde or abba abba cd cd cd or abba abba cce dde or abba abba cdd cee. The first type of sonnet. Also known as Italian sonnet

A sonnet containing an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba and a sestet of various rhyme patterns such as cdecde or cdcdcd. Also called Italian sonnet

a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd

Italian sonnet

Silbentrennung

Pe·trar·chan son·net

Etymologie

() Named after Francesco Petrarch (1304-1374), an Italian scholar, poet, and humanist.