Spenserian sonnets

A form of Spenserian sonnet — A sonnet comprising three quatrains with the latter rhyme part being carried over from one quatrain to the next, and a concluding couplet, therefore comprising a rhyme scheme of abab bcbc cdcd ee.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Spenserian sonnet
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