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Spenserian sonnets

Spenserian sonnets is the plural of Spenserian sonnet.

Meaning of Spenserian sonnet

Noun

Spenserian sonnet (plural Spenserian sonnets)

  1. A sonnet comprising three quatrains with the latter rhyme part being carried over from one quatrain to the next, and a concluding couplet, therefore comprising a rhyme scheme of abab bcbc cdcd ee.
    Synonyms:
    Scottish sonnet

Questions about Spenserian sonnets

What is Spenserian sonnets the plural of?
Spenserian sonnets is the plural of Spenserian sonnet.

Words near Spenserian sonnets in the dictionary

  1. spenocyte
  2. spense
  3. Spenser
  4. Spenserian
  5. Spenserian sonnet
  6. Spenserian sonnets
  7. Spenserian stanza
  8. Spenserian stanzas
  9. Spenseriana
  10. Spenserianism
  11. Spenserians

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