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cyclic_poet

cyclic poet

English

Noun

cyclic poet (plural cyclic poets)

  1. (historical) Any of certain epic poets who followed Homer, and wrote only about the Trojan war and its heroes.
  2. (by extension) Any of a coterie of poets writing on one subject.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Milman to this entry?)