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How to pronounce sonnet in English?

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Type Words
Type of poem, verse form
Has types italian sonnet, petrarchan sonnet, elizabethan sonnet, english sonnet, shakespearean sonnet, spenserian sonnet
Derivation sonneteer
Type Words
Type of poetise, verse, poetize, versify
Type Words
Type of praise

Examples of sonnet

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It's all there in the sonnet Vivaldi wrote, and it's there in the music as well.
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Just like when you write a sonnet or haiku, there are rules you have to abide by.
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As with a Spenserian sonnet, there's a uniformity to the open letters to Lucas.
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This leaves the sonnet distinct between both Shakespearean and Spenserian styles.
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Mr. Yao read off the Chinese equivalents as if savoring a Shakespearean sonnet.
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Romeo, for example, grows more adept at the sonnet over the course of the play.
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The sonnet was introduced into English by Thomas Wyatt in the early 16th century.
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In this view, it can be seen as part of a transition to sonnet 20's time theme.
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Sonnet Takahisa discusses the challenges faced in designing exhibits and programs.
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  • Praise in a sonnet
  • A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
  • The sonnet is one of several forms of lyric poetry originating in Europe. The term "sonnet" derives from the Occitan word sonet and the Italian word sonetto, both meaning "little song" or "little sound". ...
  • Sonnet is a multilingual spell check program to be included in KDE 4. Sonnet is going to replace kspell2 that was created for KDE 3. The two main goals for Sonnet's development were a simpler API, wider language support and performance. Notable improvements in Sonnet over kspell2 are
  • "Sonnet" is a song by Britpop band The Verve and is featured on their third album, Urban Hymns. It was released 2 March 1998 as the final single from the album (see 1998 in British music). ...
  • (The Sonnets) Shakespeare's sonnets are 154 poems in sonnet form written by William Shakespeare that deal with such themes as the passage of time, love, beauty and mortality. All but two of the poems were first published in a 1609 quarto entitled SHAKE-SPEARES SONNETS.: Never before imprinted. ...
  • A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
  • A fourteen line poem, usually in iambic pentameter, with a varied rhyme scheme. The two main types of sonnet are the Petrarchan (or Italian) and the Shakespearean. The Petrarchan Sonnet is divided into two main sections, the octave (first eight lines) and the sestet (last six lines). ...
  • A poem consisting of fourteen lines of iambic pentameter. See Iambic pentameter, Poetry