English sonnet

Definition of English sonnetnext

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Noun
  • After all, audiences may be captivated by the psalm singing itself, but then can also find more things that capture their imagination in the observational doc.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Gallagher is also excited about Psalms of the People (Salim Nan Daoine), Jack Archer’s Gaelic-language documentary about Scotland’s cultural heritage of traditional Gaelic psalm singing.
    Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The character is speaking sonnets and doing ‘Ozymandias’ as well.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Ever wanted to dive into Shakespeare's sonnets or explore cinema analysis?
    Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Ginsberg’s incantatory dithyrambs pulled the Beats, Walt Whitman and much of 20th century poetry into view.
    Sesshu Foster, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
Noun
  • The pastoral was required reading in military academies.
    Gerard F. Powers, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
  • But in their own ways, these two very different actors — she, the eccentric spirit of New Hollywood comedy; he, the golden-boy stoic of the American pastoral — were bound by something even more powerful than onscreen chemistry: generational gravity.
    Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the poem Klecko weaves together boxer Frazier’s left hook, butterflies and gods.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Further reinterpretation of Rumi’s poems meant the publication of dozens of books.
    Rebecca McCarthy, AJC.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Holmes’ feed is a babbling stream of self-help epigrams, ankle-deep reflections and many, many photos of herself.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2025
  • That celebrated epigram is delivered by the character of Octave, who is the greatest creation of Renoir’s career—not least because he’s played by Renoir in a performance that’s essentially a self-portrait, even an onscreen self-creation.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • The production of Alik Sakharov’s military epic Unbroken Sword, in the PlayMaker Studios outside Riyadh, was keeping to schedule with 450 crew on site, said a spokesperson.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Part ode to the history of Black blues music, part camp vampire epic, Coogler’s unexpected Sinners is wholly original and wholly enjoyable.
    Meg Walters, Glamour, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Spiritual Sound Marc-André Hamelin, Found Objects / Sound Objects The Beths, Straight Line Was a Lie A year like no other, my 2025 in music was filled with joyous arias and madrigals of melancholy.
    Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
  • This is a lovely fundraiser to assist in the preservation of the cemetery, and the day is filled with master gardeners offering advice, madrigals singing, an archaeology talk, refreshments, kids’ activities and lots of lovely spring plants for sale.
    Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
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