Shakespearean sonnet
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- noun
- /ˌʃeɪkˈspɪr.i.ən ˈsɒn.ɪt/
- Literature
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soneto shakespeariano
Examples
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One English teacher pushed back her Shakespearean sonnet unit until spring term in order to do full justice to the upcoming visit.
Academic text (2004) -
"That's a line from a Shakespearean sonnet.
Blog text (20) -
Just as we speak of the Shakespearean sonnet and the Miltonic sonnet by associating them with British literature, so also the sonnets of McKay constitute a key to the American version of that poetic form.
Academic text (1992) -
In her poetry class, we studied a famous Shakespearean sonnet that captures the beauty of love.
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During the festival, many poets recited their favorite Shakespearean sonnet to honor the playwright.
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A Shakespearean sonnet typically consists of three quatrains and a concluding couplet, following a specific rhyme scheme.
Synonyms
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A short poem of 14 lines with a set rhyme pattern often about love
A 14-line poem with three four-line parts and a final two-line part with a regular rhyme pattern
A 14-line poem with three four-line parts and a final two-line rhyme
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a sonnet in the style of Shakespeare' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'Shakespearean' (of or characteristic of Shakespeare) + 'sonnet' (a 14-line structured poem). This adjective+noun formation follows standard, cross-linguistically common patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The Shakespearean sonnet is named after William Shakespeare because he made this sonnet form very famous. It has three 4-line parts called quatrains and a final 2-line part called the couplet, where the poem gives a quick 'turn' or 'answer', so the whole poem feels like three small scenes with a final twist.