shakespearean sonnet

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Definition of shakespearean sonnet in English English dictionary

A sonnet comprising of three quatrains and a final couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg. The third type of sonnet. Also known as Elizabethan sonnet and English sonnet

The sonnet form used by Shakespeare, composed of three quatrains and a terminal couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg. Also called Elizabethan sonnet, English sonnet

The Shakespearean sonnet follows the rhyme scheme shown in Sonnet XVIII It develops the action in three separate quatrains (groups of four lines), each with its own set of rhymes, and a single rhyming couplet Each set of four lines has to advance or complicate the subject matter, and the argument and tensions set up in the first twelve lines should be resolved in the final two lines See sonnet and turn (notes drawn from Paul Fussell, Poetic Meter & Poetic Form (London 1979)) simile A comparison between two dissimilar objects, ideas or actions using the words like or as if As with metaphor, the simile yokes two different objects to create a new meaning which cannot be described by literal language alone

also called an English sonnet; a sonnet form that divides the poem into three units of four lines each and a final unit of two lines (4+4+4+2 structure) Its classic rhyme scheme is abab cdcd efef gg, but there are other variations

a poetic form consisting of fourteen lines: three quatrains (stanzas of four lines) and a concluding couplet (two lines) The rhyme scheme is abab/cdcd/efef/gg

a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg

Hyphenation

Shake·spear·e·an son·net

Turkish pronunciation

şeykspîriın sänît

Pronunciation

/ˌsʜākˈspərēən ˈsänət/ /ˌʃeɪkˈspɪriːən ˈsɑːnɪt/

Etymology

() Named after William Shakespeare (1564-1616). This type of sonnet is strongly associated with Shakespeare's authorship.