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Byron

Byron

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An English Romantic poet known for emotional poems and a wild personal life
  • proper noun
  • /ˈbaɪərən/
: Byron
  • The influence of Byron's work can still be seen in contemporary poetry.
  • Lord Byron
  • Byron's poetry
  • Byron and Shelley

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Examples

  • The Romantic poets, with the important exception of Byron, were not of the aristocracy.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Ugh, England, the land of Byron and Keats, Shelley, Mary Shelley, that is.

    The Laureate (2023)

  • You should send this girl home, Carl," Lord Byron said when we stopped for lunch.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Money was no problem since I had saved a bundle living with Byron for those seven long years.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Byron, I think this puts us back on the literary map.

    A Little White Lie (2023)

  • We cannot exactly pinpoint what it was that Lord Byron changed in the world, but it was plenty.

    Academic text (2008)

  • He is one of the biggest influences on the Romantic poet, on Byron and many others.

  • Lord Byron is often celebrated for his passionate poetry and extravagant lifestyle.

  • Many consider Lord Byron to be one of the greatest figures in English literature.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Byron was originally an English family name taken from the name of a place long ago. It became the surname of George Gordon Byron, so today Byron usually means the famous Romantic poet and brings to mind his passionate, rebellious style.