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spenserian sonnet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
spense-ri-an -son-net
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sonnet comprising three quatrains with the latter rhyme part being carried over from one quatrain to the next, and a concluding couplet, therefore comprising a rhyme scheme of abab bcbc cdcd ee.

Etymology

Named after English poet Edmund Spenser (1552/1553–1599) and associated with his authorship.

Inflected Forms

Spenserian sonnets (plural)

Phrases

Petrarchan sonnet Shakespearean sonnet Spenserian stanza

Frequently Paired Words

Petrarchan sonnet Shakespearean sonnet Spenserian stanza terza rima

Synonyms

Scottish sonnet

Questions

What does spenserian sonnet mean?
A sonnet comprising three quatrains with the latter rhyme part being carried over from one quatrain to the next, and a concluding couplet, therefore comprising a rhyme scheme of abab bcbc cdcd ee.
Where does spenserian sonnet come from?
Named after English poet Edmund Spenser (1552/1553–1599) and associated with his authorship.

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