Shakespearean sonnet meaning

UK US /ˌʃeɪkˈspɪriən ˈsɑnɪt/ 6 syllables

Shakespearean sonnet (noun): a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg.

Definition of Shakespearean sonnet

  1. a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg

    Synonyms: Elizabethan sonnet, English sonnet

    Type of: sonnet

How to pronounce Shakespearean sonnet

Shakespearean sonnet is pronounced /ˌʃeɪkˈspɪriən ˈsɑnɪt/ in American English. It has 6 syllables.

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