Home › Glossary › Letter A

aureate sonnet

Form
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

Want to hear it? Click the Listen button to hear the browser speak the word using text-to-speech!

The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A sonnet highlighting gilded, elevated, or golden imagery in its diction

Detailed Definition
An aureate sonnet is a sonnet composed in a highly embellished, Latinate style, replete with classical allusions, ornate diction, and elaborate rhetorical figures, often associated with Renaissance humanism and poets like Sir Thomas Wyatt or Edmund Spenser, who used such sonnets to demonstrate linguistic mastery and intellectual refinement within the strictures of the form.
Example
Example in poetry:
Aureate sonnets use elevated diction to explore love or virtue; Sidney’s sonnets employ aureate language for Petrarchan idealization; Modern parodies, like those by Wendy Cope, mock aureate excess; The form values linguistic ornament over conversational tone; It reflects Renaissance humanist ideals.
Additional Notes
aureate sonnet is a sonnet, typically Petrarchan, that employs aureate language and elaborate rhetorical figures, emphasizing a rich, elevated style; focuses on opulence of language.
Also Known As
golden sonnet aureate poem ornate sonnet gilded sonnet Auric sonnet
Skip to main content