Question

which best defines a sonnet?

Answer 1

A sonnet is:

A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.

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Answer 2

Answer:

By definition, you could say, typically, a sonnet is:

"a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line"

A sonnet is actually a poem in a specific form, mentioned above, that has come to exist in Italy. Giacomo da Lentini is consider the creator of Sonnets. The word sonnet is comes from the Italian word sonetto.