verlaine
Definition
- Proper noun:
- A French poet: "Verlaine" refers to Paul Verlaine, a significant French poet associated with the Symbolist movement in literature during the late 19th century.
Usage Examples
- Proper noun:
- The musicality of Verlaine's poetry influenced many later writers.
- We studied several poems by Verlaine in my French literature class.
Advanced Usage
- Used as a metonym for Symbolist poetry or a particular style of lyrical, evocative verse.
- His early work has a distinctly Verlaine-like quality.
Variants and Related Words
- Symbolist (adj/n): Pertaining to the Symbolist movement, or a practitioner of it.
- The Symbolist poets, including Verlaine, favored suggestion over direct statement.
Synonyms
- Paul Verlaine: The full name of the poet.
Noun
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French symbolist poet (1844-1896)
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