Enter your text below and click here to find synonyms
Synonyms for Untermeyer:
-
n.
• person Other relevant words:
What are the hypernyms for Untermeyer?
A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
Other hypernyms:
author, person, playwright, poet, writer, American poet, literary figure.
Usage examples for Untermeyer
Richard Hovey, Ernest Crosby, and Stephen Crane had also been writing free verse after Whitman before the year 1900. About 1912 an impetus was given to free verse by the poets of the new poetic era which set in and which untermeyer calls the New Era in American Poetry.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Nearly all of our modern free verse poets are admittedly indebted to Whitman; Louis untermeyer names Whitman as the leading influence on modern American poetry.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
When untermeyer published his book on poetry he was much criticized for the prominence he gave to James Oppenheim and Arthur Giovanitti, who are excellent poets.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Word of the Day
expressibility
- Expressibility refers to the ability or capacity to convey or communicate a concept, feeling, or idea effectively. A few synonyms for expressibility are eloquence, articulacy, and ...