Spenserian sonnet
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after English poet Edmund Spenser (1552/1553–1599) and associated with his authorship.
Noun[edit]
Spenserian sonnet (plural Spenserian sonnets)
- (poetry) A sonnet comprising three quatrains with the latter rhyme part being carried over from one quatrain to the next, and a concluding couplet, therefore comprising a rhyme scheme of abab bcbc cdcd ee.
- Synonym: Scottish sonnet