sonnet

• Eine Gedichtform aus 14 Zeilen mit festgelegtem Reimschema, die häufig zur Behandlung eines einzigen Themas oder Gedankens dient.

A poetic form consisting of 14 lines with a specific rhyme scheme, often used to express a single theme or idea.

1. Poetic formB2formalart

   A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, typically having ten syllables per line.

   Sonett

   • Shakespeare wrote many famous sonnets about love and time.
   • The poet composed a sonnet dedicated to the beauty of nature.
   • She studied the structure of the Italian sonnet in her literature class.

• Verb, das bedeutet, ein Sonett zu verfassen oder zu dichten – ein Gedicht aus 14 Zeilen, meist im jambischen Pentameter.

A verb meaning to compose or write a sonnet, a 14-line poem typically in iambic pentameter.

1. Praise in a sonnetC1formal

   To honor or celebrate someone or something by composing a sonnet.

   Im Sonett preisen

   • The poet sonneted his beloved in a series of verses.
   • She was sonneted by many admirers for her beauty.
   • The king was sonneted by the court poet.

2. C1formal

   To write or compose a sonnet.

   Ein Sonett verfassen

   • He spent the afternoon sonneting in the garden.
   • The students were asked to sonnet about nature.
   • She sonneted about the changing seasons.