What does "spenserian sonnet" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "spenserian sonnet"?

Common synonyms include: spenserian.

Spenserian sonnet

noun

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Noun

1
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.
2
a sonnet consisting of three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab bcbd cdcd ee wordnet

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spenserian

Etymology

Named after English poet Edmund Spenser (1552/1553–1599) and associated with his authorship.

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