Italian sonnet

American  

noun

1. Petrarchan sonnet.

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Italian sonnet British  

noun

1. another term for Petrarchan sonnet

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Etymology

Origin of Italian sonnet

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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Italian sonnet

Thus an Italian sonnet of the strictest form is composed upon four rhymes, interlaced with great art.

From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series by Brown, Horatio Robert Forbes

The kindred genius of Bürger favourably influenced his own mind and tastes, and moved him to make the first known attempt to naturalize the Italian sonnet in Germany.

From Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature by Black, John

Through how many lines is the rhyme scheme the same as that followed in the Italian sonnet?

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide by Sylvester, Charles Herbert

Sestet, a group of six lines, especially the last six of an Italian sonnet, 120.

From The Principles of English Versification by Baum, Paull Franklin

They depart from the Italian sonnet form in closing with a couplet, as is the case with most of the sonnets of Surrey and Wyat, but they have a grace and tenderness all their own.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various