Sonnet

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sÉ’nɪt/
• Rhymes: -É’nɪt

Origin

Italian sonetto

Full definition of sonnet

Noun

1. A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To compose sonnets.
• MiltonStrains that come almost to sonneting.

Anagrams

• nonets
• tenons
• tonnes