poetaster
9.9
A person who writes poor-quality poems
- noun
- /ˈpoʊɪˌtæstər/
- Offensive
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poetastro
- Many readers consider her a poetaster because her poetry often feels superficial.
Examples
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He earned a reputation as a poetaster, known for his overly simplistic verses.
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The critic dismissed the poetaster's work as lacking depth and creativity.
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A slip of the tongue cannot happen to a poetaster.
Academic text (2012) -
From this cheap poetaster's sweaty hand.
Blog text (16) -
A poetaster's poems: karaoke singing.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
2
7.8
A person who writes lines that end with the same sounds
covers broader poor poetic craft beyond just rhyming
1
9.7
A person who writes poems and is often not highly respected as a poet
focuses on inferior or poorly crafted poetry rather than only verse
9.9
A person who writes bad rhymes to get attention
describes anyone who writes inferior or trivial poetry
8.7
A person who writes rhymes that are not very good
refers more widely to someone producing poor or trivial poetry
How Skilled
Surface Forms
poetaster singular
poetasters plural
Morphology
Etymology
Poetaster combines the familiar word poet with a small ending -aster that shows 'not as good' or 'fake'. So, a poetaster is a poet who writes poor or shallow poems.