as in poems
a composition made up of 14 lines that rhyme in a fixed pattern
He wrote gushy sonnets to his girlfriend when he was away at camp.
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Recent Examples of sonnets
To the west, the London Eye pirouettes above the skyline—to the east, Shakespeare’s Globe serves legendary sonnets.
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
These tablets from the end of the fourth millennium BCE show that writing did not emerge fully formed overnight, and that it was developed not to write sonnets, but receipts.
—Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
These tablets from the end of the fourth millennium BCE show that writing did not emerge fully formed overnight, and that it was developed not to write sonnets, but receipts.
—Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sonnets
Noun
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New and experienced poets can gather to read and share their poems.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Translation has been a core part of Sze’s practice, including a collection of his own translations of Chinese poems called The Silk Dragon II.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The title track opens the affair by lurching and creeping forward for ten minutes with odd, off-putting lyrics.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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The lyrics reference the anthem of the antifascist Italian resistance during World War II.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Sonnets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sonnets. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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