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2/16/2014, 12:37 AM LMS
7/20/2011, 5:42 PM erb816 merge 2 names
6/29/2010, 3:06 AM allisoncope
2/19/2009, 2:49 AM LMS

Name Sonnet
Gender Feminine & Masculine
Pronounced Pron. SAHN-it
Other Forms FormsSanet, Sanete, Sanett, Sanette, Sannet, Sannete, Sannett, Sannette, Sonet, Sonete, Sonett, Sonette, Sonnete, Sonnett, Sonnette
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Meaning & History

Diminutive of Italian sonetto - song, sound; little song. Also the term for a short lyric poem, usually with eight line stanzas, followed by six line
stanzas.

The sonnets of William Shakespeare, on the other hand, are typically three Sicilian quatrains, followed by an heroic couplet.
Added 2/19/2009 by LMS