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Italian

sonetto

/soˈnet.to/noun · masculineC2
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Meaning

sonnet

  • A fourteen-line poem with a fixed rhyme scheme, typical of Italian and European literature.

In a sentence

Il professore ha analizzato la metrica di un celebre sonetto petrarchesco.

The professor analyzed the meter of a famous Petrarchan sonnet.

Abbiamo imparato a memoria un sonetto di Ugo Foscolo per l'esame.

We memorized a sonnet by Ugo Foscolo for the exam.

Ogni sonetto tradizionale è composto da quattordici versi endecasillabi.

Every traditional sonnet is composed of fourteen hendecasyllable lines.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
sonettomasculine · singular
sonettimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Originated in medieval Italy; closely associated with poets like Petrarch and Dante.
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