Sonnet vs. Song — What's the Difference?

A sonnet is a poetic form which originated in the Italian poetry composed at the Court of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II in Palermo, Sicily. The 13th-century poet and notary Giacomo da Lentini is credited with the sonnet's invention for expressing courtly love.

A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence.

A 14-line verse form often in iambic pentameter, having one of several conventional rhyme schemes and usually featuring a shift in mood or tone after the eighth or twelfth line.

A dynasty that ruled in China AD 960–1279.

A poem in this form.

A brief composition written or adapted for singing.

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.

The act or art of singing

(intransitive) To compose sonnets.

A distinctive or characteristic sound made by an animal, such as a bird or an insect.

(transitive) To celebrate in sonnets; to write a sonnet about.

Poetry; verse.

A short poem, - usually amatory.

A lyric poem or ballad.

A poem of fourteen lines, - two stanzas, called the octave, being of four verses each, and two stanzas, called the sestet, of three verses each, the rhymes being adjusted by a particular rule.

A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.

To compose sonnets.

(by extension) Any musical composition.

A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme

Poetical composition; poetry; verse.

Praise in a sonnet

The act or art of singing.

Compose a sonnet

A melodious sound made by a bird, insect, whale or other animal.

(ornithology) The distinctive sound that a male bird utters to attract a mate or to protect his territory; contrasts with call; also, similar vocalisations made by female birds.

A low price, especially one under the expected value; chiefly in for a song.

An object of derision; a laughing stock.

That which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of the voice, whether of a human being or of a bird, insect, etc.

A lyrical poem adapted to vocal music; a ballad.

More generally, any poetical strain; a poem.

Poetical composition; poetry; verse.

An object of derision; a laughingstock.

A trifle; an insignificant sum of money; as, he bought it for a song.

A short musical composition with words;

A distinctive or characteristic sound;

The act of singing;

The characteristic sound produced by a bird;

A very small sum;

The imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy