as in poem
a composition made up of 14 lines that rhyme in a fixed pattern
He wrote gushy sonnets to his girlfriend when he was away at camp.
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Recent Examples of sonnet
Millay’s sonnets reckon with the end of love not in a spirit of swooning regret but with brisk, sometimes cynical acceptance.
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A.o. Scott, New York Times, 1 May 2025
But in those years, Shakespeare would produce a bounty of plays, sonnets and poems that have been studied, modernized, adapted, saturized and lionized for decades.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
Read: Let our critic guide you through the power and paradox of an old-school sonnet.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Artificial intelligence has never been more powerful, constantly expanding its litany of flexes — from generating sonnets and fantastical images to believably mimicking emotions, all while churning through mountains of data faster than any human being could.
—Adriana Lee, WWD, 26 Nov. 2024
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A.o. Scott, New York Times, 1 May 2025
But in those years, Shakespeare would produce a bounty of plays, sonnets and poems that have been studied, modernized, adapted, saturized and lionized for decades.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
Read: Let our critic guide you through the power and paradox of an old-school sonnet.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Artificial intelligence has never been more powerful, constantly expanding its litany of flexes — from generating sonnets and fantastical images to believably mimicking emotions, all while churning through mountains of data faster than any human being could.
—Adriana Lee, WWD, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sonnet
Noun
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These poems engage directly with memory, as well as both language and the act of making.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
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The recording used in the film is nearly as old as the poem itself, voiced in 1915 by actor Taylor Holmes.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
20 June 2025
Noun
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But there’s barely a trace of any geography in Oasis’ lyrics.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
29 June 2025
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References to New York City venues and streets grace songs whose synths tilt toward trance music while lyrics speak to clawing toward a hard-won joie de vivre.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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“Sonnet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sonnet. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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