verlaine

Thân thiện

A student reads a book of poetry by Verlaine in the library.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Noun

1. French symbolist poet (1844-1896)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Verlaine
• Paul Verlaine