Complete Definition of "English sonnet"

English

Noun
English sonnet

  1. A sonnet divided into 3 quatrains and a final couplet, using the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg.

Synonyms
A Shakespearean sonnet.

Category:Prosody

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