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Traditional English :: poetaster
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poetaster.html - n.
a paltry or inferior poet. [mod.L (as POET): see -ASTER] |
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Traditional English :: poetaster
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poetaster.html - n.
a paltry or inferior poet. [mod.L (as POET): see -ASTER] |
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Traditional English :: poet
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poetaster.html - n. (fem. poetess) 1 a writer of poems. 2 a person possessing high powers of imagination or expression etc. Poet Laureate (in the UK) a poet appointed to write poems for State occasions. Poets' Corner part of Westminster Abbey where several poets are buried or commemorated. [ME f. OF poete f. L poeta f. Gk poetes = poietes maker, poet (as POEM)] |
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Traditional English :: poetaster
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poetaster.html - n.
a paltry or inferior poet. [mod.L (as POET): see -ASTER] |
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Traditional English :: poetic
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poetaster.html - adj. (also poetical) 1 a of or like poetry or poets. b written in verse. 2 elevated or sublime in expression. poetic justice well-deserved unforeseen retribution or reward. poetic licence a writer's or artist's transgression of established rules for effect. tique f. L poeticus f. Gk poetikos (as POET)] |
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Traditional English :: poeticize
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poetaster.html - v.tr.
(also -ise) make (a theme) poetic. |
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