sonnet
UK/'sɒnit/US
GREB2
Definitions
n.
A fourteen-line poem with a fixed rhyme scheme
十四行诗
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Italian sonetto, 'a little sound / little song' — sono (sound) plus a diminutive ending. A sonnet began as a short song, then hardened into the fixed fourteen-line form perfected by Petrarch and Shakespeare.
Root son still carries 22 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.write a sonnet写一首十四行诗
- 2.Shakespearean sonnet莎士比亚式十四行诗
- 3.Petrarchan sonnet彼特拉克式十四行诗
Example Sentences
- 1.
Shakespeare's sonnet 18 begins with a famous question about a summer's day.
- 2.
Writing a sonnet forces you to obey a strict rhyme scheme.