Spenserian sonnet

noun

1. a sonnet employing the rhyme scheme abab, bcbc, cdcd, ee.

Spenserian sonnet

noun

1. prosody a sonnet form used by the poet Spenser having the rhyme scheme a b a b b c b c c d c d e e

Example Sentences

The Spenserian sonnet, however, has found no favor with later poets.

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