Jean Nicholas Arthur Rimbaud
- proper noun
- Literature
- Jean Nicholas Arthur Rimbaud wrote many of his most important poems before the age of twenty.
Examples
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Many critics regard Jean Nicholas Arthur Rimbaud as a major influence on twentieth-century poetry.
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The surrealist movement drew great inspiration from Jean Nicholas Arthur Rimbaud's revolutionary style.
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The works of Jean Nicholas Arthur Rimbaud are celebrated worldwide.
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Did you read Jean Nicholas Arthur Rimbaud's poems?
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Jean Nicholas Arthur Rimbaud wrote many of his most important poems before the age of twenty.
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Many critics regard Jean Nicholas Arthur Rimbaud as a major influence on twentieth-century poetry.
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The surrealist movement drew great inspiration from Jean Nicholas Arthur Rimbaud's revolutionary style.
Synonyms
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A French poet famous for bold, unusual poems that influence later writers
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A French poet whose bold, new style changed modern poetry
Surface Forms
Morphology
Jean + Nicholas + Arthur + Rimbaud
This item is a full personal name (given names + surname) whose referent — a specific French poet and his biographical identity — is not derivable from the literal meanings of the individual name components. Proper names function as arbitrary labels across languages, so even if learners know the constituent name words they would not infer the poet identity or biographical information.
Etymology
Jean Nicholas Arthur Rimbaud was a French poet who wrote most of his famous, unusual poems as a teenager and then gave up poetry to travel the world. That strong image of a young, brilliant rebel who changed poetry is why his name now stands for 'bold' and 'revolutionary' work and a lasting 'influence' on later writers.