cyclic poet

English

Etymology

So called because keeping within the circle of a single subject.

Noun

cyclic poet (plural cyclic poets)

  1. (historical) Any of certain epic poets who followed Homer, and wrote only about the Trojan war and its heroes.
  2. (by extension) Any of a coterie of poets writing on one subject.
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