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pe·trar·chan son·net

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  1. Petrarchan sonnet, Italian sonnetnoun

    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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  1. Petrarchan sonnetnoun

    A sonnet comprising of an octave and a closing sestet, following the rhyme scheme of either abba abba cde cde or abba abba cd cd cd or abba abba cce dde or abba abba cdd cee. The first type of sonnet. Also known as Italian sonnet.

  2. Etymology: Named after Francesco Petrarch (1304-1374), an Italian scholar, poet, and humanist.

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  1. Petrarchan sonnet

    The Petrarchan sonnet, also known as the Italian sonnet, is a sonnet named after the Italian poet Francesco Petrarca, although it was not developed by Petrarch himself, but rather by a string of Renaissance poets. Because of the structure of Italian, the rhyme scheme of the Petrarchan sonnet is more easily fulfilled in that language than in English. The original Italian sonnet form consists of a total of fourteen hendecasyllabic lines (in English sonnets, iambic pentameter is used) in two parts, the first part being an octave and the second being a sestet.

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  1. petrarchan sonnet

    A Petrarchan sonnet, also known as the Italian sonnet, is a type of poem consisting of 14 lines that has a fixed rhyming scheme and structure. It is divided into two sections: the octave (the first eight lines) and the sestet (the last six lines). The octave generally presents a problem or conflict, and often follows the rhyme scheme ABBA ABBA, while the sestet offers a resolution or commentary on the issue, typically following a CDE CDE or CDC CDC rhyme scheme. This format is named after the Italian poet Petrarch, who popularized it in the 14th century.

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  1. Petrarchan sonnet

    Petrarch developed the Italian sonnet pattern, which is known to this day as the Petrarchan sonnet or the Italian sonnet. Because of the structure of Italian, the rhyme scheme of the Petrarchan sonnet is more easily fulfilled in that language than in English. The original Italian sonnet form divides the poem's 14 lines into two parts, the first part being an octave and the second being a sestet.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of petrarchan sonnet in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of petrarchan sonnet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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