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Italian sonnet

DEFINITIONS OF: Italian sonnet

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n a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd

Synonyms:
Petrarchan sonnet
Type of:
sonnet
a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
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