sonnet

• Poema de catorce versos con una estructura métrica y de rima específica, frecuentemente utilizado para expresar un solo tema o idea.

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.

   Soneto

   • 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.

• Verbo que significa componer o escribir un soneto, poema de catorce versos, normalmente en endecasílabos y con una estructura de rima fija.

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.

   Elogiar en un soneto

   • 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.

   Componer un soneto

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