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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This is the kind of show where deep, lasting soul-filling love is signified by the sharing of a single Shakespeare sonnet.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
At Paul Revere Junior High, Russell won first place at a Shakespeare Festival for his sonnet recitation.
—Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
Millay’s sonnets reckon with the end of love not in a spirit of swooning regret but with brisk, sometimes cynical acceptance.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The poem was published in Shakespeare’s 1609 quarto of 154 sonnets, which wasn’t widely popular in its day.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
At Paul Revere Junior High, Russell won first place at a Shakespeare Festival for his sonnet recitation.
—Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
Millay’s sonnets reckon with the end of love not in a spirit of swooning regret but with brisk, sometimes cynical acceptance.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The poem was published in Shakespeare’s 1609 quarto of 154 sonnets, which wasn’t widely popular in its day.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sonnet
Noun
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Finally Moncrieff chose Within a Budding Grove, from a poem by William Allingham.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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This poem is from Courtney Kampa’s new book, A Bright and Borrowed Light.—
Courtney Kampa,
The Atlantic,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But music criticism aside, some fans feel betrayed by the album — and not just by the lyrics.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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Social media star Kaeli Dance spoke the chorus lyrics to explain which moves correlate to each line in an Instagram Reel shared on Sunday.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Sonnet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sonnet. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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