Shakespearean sonnet and Sonnet

Shakespearean sonnet noun - A sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg.

Sonnet and Shakespearean sonnet are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sonnet" instead a noun phrase "Shakespearean sonnet".

Sonnet noun - A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme.

Shakespearean sonnet and sonnet are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Shakespearean sonnet" with "Sonnet", this terms are similar.