Petrarchan sonnet definition: a sonnet form popularized by Petrarch, consisting of an octave with the rhyme scheme abbaabba and of a sestet with one of several rhyme schemes, as cdecde or cdcdcd.. See examples of PETRARCHAN SONNET used in a sentence.
Sonnet Examples - Understanding Petrarchan and Shakespearean SonnetsRakesh Ramubhai Patel