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Pronunciation / Transliteration: petrarkan sonet
"पेट्रार्कन सॉनेट चौदह पंक्तियों की एक शास्त्रीय कविता है।"
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A poetic form consisting of fourteen lines divided into an initial octave (rhyming abbaabba) and a concluding sestet (typically rhyming cdecde or cdcdcd).
"The poet chose the Petrarchan sonnet structure to explore the contrasting themes of unrequited love and emotional resolution." - 2
A traditional poetic vehicle featuring a volta, or turn of thought, occurring between the octave and the sestet.
"In this poem, the volta clearly marks the transition from the problem stated in the octave to the meditation provided in the sestet."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the name of the 14th-century Italian poet Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch), combined with 'sonnet' from the Italian 'sonetto' meaning 'little sound/song'. The form was popularized during the Italian Renaissance and later imported into English poetry by writers such as Sir Thomas Wyatt and Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey in the 16th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Petrarchan sonnet" is said worldwide
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sonnet pétrarquien
Transliteration: sɔnɛ petʁaʁkjɛ̃
"Le poète a composé un sonnet pétrarquien selon les règles classiques."
petrarkistisches Sonett
Transliteration: pɛtʁaʁˈkɪstɪʃəs zoˈnɛt
"Das petrarkistische Sonett besteht aus einer Oktave und einer Sestine."
sonetto petrarchesco
Transliteration: soˈnet.to pe.trarˈkes.ko
"Il sonetto petrarchesco è diviso in due quartine e due terzine."
soneto petrarquista
Transliteration: soˈneto petrarˈkista
"El soneto petrarquista clásico utiliza rima consonante."
soneto petrarquista
Transliteration: suˈnetu petɾaʁˈkiʃtɐ
"O soneto petrarquista influenciou poetas em toda a Europa."
पेट्रार्कन सॉनेट
Transliteration: petrarkan sonet
"पेट्रार्कन सॉनेट चौदह पंक्तियों की एक शास्त्रीय कविता है।"
彼特拉克体十四行诗
Transliteration: bǐ tè lā kè tǐ shí sì háng shī
"彼特拉克体十四行诗通常由一个八行节和一个六行节组成。"
페트라르카 소네트
Transliteration: peteurareuka soneteu
"페트라르카 소네트는 옥타브와 세스텟으로 구성됩니다."
ペトラルカ風ソネット
Transliteration: petoraruka fū sonetto
"ペトラルカ風ソネットはイタリア式詩型とも呼ばれる。"
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