sonnet

• Forme poétique fixe de quatorze vers, généralement composée de deux quatrains et de deux tercets avec un schéma de rimes précis, souvent employée pour exprimer un thème ou une idée unique.

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.

   sonnet

   • 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.

• Verbe signifiant composer ou écrire un sonnet — poème de quatorze vers, généralement écrit en pentamètre iambique.

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.

   Célébrer dans un sonnet

   • 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.

   composer un sonnet

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