Wordiyosonnet
🇬🇧 UK/'sɒnit/🇺🇸 US
GREB2
Definitions
n.
A poem of fourteen lines with a fixed rhyme scheme, of Italian origin.
十四行诗
v.
To compose sonnets; to celebrate someone or something in a sonnet.
写十四行诗；用十四行诗赞美
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon 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.sonnet sequence十四行组诗
- 4.Petrarchan sonnet彼特拉克式十四行诗
Example Sentences
- 1.
Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets exploring themes of love, beauty, and mortality.
- 2.
She composed a sonnet for her literature class, carefully following the Petrarchan rhyme scheme.
- 3.
The poet's sonnet captured the bittersweet feeling of a fleeting summer romance.