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sonnet

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son·net

noun \ˈsä-nət\

Definition of SONNET

: a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme; also : a poem in this pattern

Origin of SONNET

Italian sonetto, from Old Occitan sonet little song, from son sound, song, from Latin sonus sound
First Known Use: 1557

Other Literature Terms

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