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sonnet

/ˈsɒn.ɪt/

/ˈsɑː.nɪt/

Translations

sonnetnoun

sonnets

/ˈsɒn.ɪt/

/ˈsɑː.nɪt/

sonnet

Shakespeare's sonnet 18 is one of the most famous poems in the English language.

Le sonnet 18 de Shakespeare est l'un des poèmes les plus célèbres de la langue anglaise.

Additional translations

sonnetSens historique ou littéraire : poème lyrique bref.

Synonyms

sonnetverb

sonneted

Past Simple

sonneted

Past Participle

sonneting

Gerund

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Rare but attested use meaning ‘to compose or celebrate in sonnets’.

Additional translations

composerEmploi rare ; avec un complément indiquant qu’il s’agit d’un sonnet.

Synonyms

compose (a sonnet)

write (a sonnet)

verse

versify

poetize

sonnetadjective

Attributive use (e.g., ‘sonnet sequence’, ‘sonnet form’) treated as adjective.

sonnettiqueLittéraire.

The sonnet form influenced the poem's structure.

La forme sonnettique a influencé la structure du poème.

Definitions

sonnetnoun

A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, typically having ten syllables per line.

Shakespeare's sonnet 18 is one of the most famous poems in the English language.

Any short lyric poem; a little song (historical).

In Renaissance Italy, the term ‘sonnet’ could refer to almost any brief lyric.

sonnetverb

To compose or celebrate in a sonnet or sonnets.

The poet sonneted his admiration for the queen.

sonnetadjective

Relating to, characteristic of, or written in the form of a sonnet.

She developed a sonnet habit that shaped her latest collection.