Rimbaud
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- proper noun
- /ˈræmboʊ/
- The works of Rimbaud have inspired countless artists and writers over the years.
- Arthur Rimbaud
- Rimbaud and Baudelaire
- Rimbaud the poet
Examples
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Like the poet Arthur Rimbaud, he, too, will be able to say: "And I sometimes saw what man believed he had seen!"
Academic text (1998) -
Other poets associated with the Decadence movement include Arthur Rimbaud, Paul Verlaine, and Stéphane Mallarmé.
Blog text (21) -
"sometimes I see the whole city as a monument to Rimbaud."
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And in his fashion, Rimbaud loved Verlaine.
Fiction book (1997) -
One night years ago in Paris, trying to read myself to sleep, I discovered that Verlaine loved Rimbaud.
Fiction book (1997) -
But with its failure, he decided to adopt it... as a monument to Rimbaud in memory of his wanderings in the London docks.
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My head was full of Milton and Donne, Coleridge and Keats, Rimbaud and Mallarmé, Eliot and Wallace Stevens.
Academic text (2009) -
Arthur Rimbaud is celebrated as a pioneering figure in modern poetry.
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Studying Rimbaud allows readers to explore the evolution of poetic expression in the 19th century.
Synonyms
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A French poet whose bold, new style changed modern poetry
A French poet who is famous for imaginative poems written when he was young
Surface Forms
Etymology
The name Rimbaud is a French family name, best known from the poet Arthur Rimbaud who changed modern poetry. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine rim like 'rhyme' and baud like 'bold', so the name brings to mind a 'bold rhyming' poet, which fits his daring style.