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sonnet - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'sonnet' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sonnet [ n.]
- A short poem, -- usually amatory.
- A poem of fourteen lines, -- two stanzas, called the octave, being of four verses each, and two stanzas, called the sestet, of three verses each, the rhymes being adjusted by a particular rule.
2 . Sonnet [ v. i.]
- To compose sonnets.