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Sonnet vs Poesy - What's the difference?

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Sonnet is a related term of poesy.


As nouns the difference between sonnet and poesy

is that sonnet is a fixed verse form of italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes while poesy is (rare|or|archaic).

As a verb sonnet

is to compose sonnets.

sonnet

English

(wikipedia sonnet)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes.

    • See also

    * poem * English sonnet * Italian sonnet * quatorzain

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To compose sonnets.
  • * Milton
    • Strains that come almost to sonneting .

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    poesy

    English

    Alternative forms

    *poesie *

    Noun

    (poesies)
  • A poem.
  • *, II.10:
  • *:I know not well how to excuse him, in that hee deemed his Poesie worthy to be published.

    • Synonyms

    * poetry * verse

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