Spenserian sonnet

American  

noun

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

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Spenserian sonnet British  

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

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Example Sentences

As with a Spenserian sonnet, there's a uniformity to the open letters to Lucas.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From The Principles of English Versification by Baum, Paull Franklin