English

Noun

Spenserian sonnet ‎(plural Spenserian sonnets)

1. A sonnet comprising of 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.

See also

• Petrarchan sonnet
• Shakespearean sonnet
• Spenserian stanza
• terza rima