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Poet - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Poet : (noun)
1: a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers
of good poetry)
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Poet : \Po"et\, n. [F. po["e]te, L. po["e]ta, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to
make. Cf. Poem.]
One skilled in making poetry; one who has a particular genius
for metrical composition; the author of a poem; an
imaginative thinker or writer.
The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, Doth glance
from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven. --Shak.
A poet is a maker, as the word signifies. --Dryden.
Poet laureate. See under Laureate.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Poet |
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shaindelr: @bfwriter Awww...this student is 18 ONLY 18, a BRILLIANT Poet. (and he put footnotes explaining the French references in his work :-) |
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danielmerchen: Listening to: Boom Boom Boom (DJ Ammo / Poet Named Life Megamix) Radio http://bit.ly/18Ij0t on @pandora_radio |
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NeumanE: Rain stopped, sky still drippy gray, flowers look sated and happy... and on the wii my children play. :) Ooo.. Im a Poet |
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