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Noun italian sonnet has 1 sense
  1. Petrarchan sonnet, Italian sonnet - a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd
    --1 is a kind of sonnet

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Italian Sonnet

Description: An Italian Sonnet, also known as Petrarchan Sonnet, is a type of poem consisting of 14 lines written in iambic pentameter. It is divided into two parts: an octave (eight lines) followed by a sestet (six lines) with a volta (a turn or change in thought) between them. Italian Sonnets traditionally follow the rhyme scheme ABBA ABBA CDC DCD.

Sample sentences:

  1. She expressed her love for him in an exquisite Italian Sonnet she had written.
  2. The poet employed a clever volta in the Italian Sonnet to shift the focus of the poem.
  3. Reading the beautiful Italian Sonnet brought tears to her eyes.

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