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Petrarchan Sonnet

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd

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Variants

plural
Petrarchan Sonnets
possessive
Petrarchan Sonnet's
pluralpossessive
Petrarchan Sonnets'