Poetastery
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Poetastery is a noun meaning Inferior poetry.
Meaning
Inferior poetry.
Example Sentences
As Poetry is totally distinct from Poetastery, so is Criticism not to be confounded with Criticastricism.
Compare but the northern poets — and they were all improvisers — with the lamentable poetastery of the Roman emperors which Suetonius quotes.
We rarely sentimentalized consciously, and still more seldom openly, about the present state of Venice as contrasted with her past glory. I am glad to say that we despised the conventional poetastery about her.
Word Forms
- poetasteries
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include poetastering, poetasting, poetastry, poetizer, poetolatry, poetiser.
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