Elizabethan Sonnet (Noun)
Meaning
A sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The poet's use of the Elizabethan sonnet allowed her to express a nuanced view of love in just 14 lines.
- In his latest collection, the poet reworks classic themes in the traditional form of the Elizabethan sonnet.
- The class studied the ways in which Shakespeare used the Elizabethan sonnet to explore complex emotions.
- The Elizabethan sonnet, with its strict rhyme scheme and meter, presented a challenge to the poet's creative expression.
- The poet's innovative use of language and imagery helped to revitalize the traditional Elizabethan sonnet form.