English sonnet

noun

1. Shakespearean sonnet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of English sonnet¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Among students and scholars of Persian literature, she was recognized for her command — and renovation — of the ghaza l, a poetic form that is often compared with an English sonnet.

From Washington Post

There is none of the intricate scheming, the subtle inter-weaving of tremulous tones which make D. G. Rossetti's sonnets the most musical of English sonnets.

From Project Gutenberg

It is, of course, the English sonnet which Gascoigne thus describes.

From Project Gutenberg

Some of the best English sonnets have been written by Shakespeare, Wordsworth, and Mrs. Browning.

From Project Gutenberg

These three head the group and contain the best work, after Shakespere and Spenser and Sidney, in the English sonnet of the time.

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