The average man on the street isn't in a "literary circle", and most poets would be relatively obscure to such a person.

On Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 11:12:13 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> The average man on the street isn't in a "literary circle", and most poets would be relatively obscure to such a person.

No... most poets would be relatively unknown to them.

I understand that you are incapable of grasping the fact that a synonym is not an alternative word for the same thing, but had you ever bothered to pursue an education, you would know this.

You are using the word incorrectly.

I'd tell you to look it up, but you're just too stupid to understand -- even with the aid of a dictionary.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obscure

3 : relatively unknown: such as

b : not prominent or famous // an obscure poet

I am an obscure poet, because my work is only known to a small group of people. Longfellow is not an obscure poet because he achieved both prominence and fame.

It doesn't matter whether that majority of illiterate people on the street are familiar with his name and/or works. He had achieved both prominence and fame.

One doesn't become obscure because they are forgotten over time. If you ask the average person on the street who Homer was, they'd tell he's a cartoon character on "The Simpsons."

Homer, Longfellow, Teasdale, Rossetti, et al., were giants -- they left their mark on literary history, and helped to shape the poetry that followed them. Your ignorance of them will never diminish their achievement.

Michael Pendragon wrote:

> On Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 11:12:13 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
>
>> The average man on the street isn't in a "literary circle", and most poets would be relatively obscure to such a person.

> No... most poets would be relatively unknown to them.

>

> https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obscure

> 3 : relatively unknown: such as

> b : not prominent or famous // an obscure poet

There you go, I'm proven right by your own dictionary.

HTH and HAND.

On Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at 5:00:15 PM UTC-4, W.Dockery wrote:
> Michael Pendragon wrote:
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> > On Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 11:12:13 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> >
> >> The average man on the street isn't in a "literary circle", and most poets would be relatively obscure to such a person.
>
> > No... most poets would be relatively unknown to them.
>
> >
> > https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obscure
>
> > 3 : relatively unknown: such as
>
> > b : not prominent or famous // an obscure poet
> There you go, I'm proven right by your own dictionary.
>

Damn but you're a dumbass, Donkey.

Longfellow was both prominent and famous in his time, and still is among poetry lovers (and literate people in general).

I'd tell you to invest in a dictionary, but you'd need to hire a tutor to explain it to you.

Michael Pendragon
"I'd think so, but never underestimate the stupidity of a troll."
-- Will Dockery, a man who should never be underestimated.

In my original post I stated that Longfellow is a famous poet.

Try to keep up, Pendragon.

😃

On Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at 7:46:46 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> In my original post I stated that Longfellow is a famous poet.
>
> Try to keep up, Pendragon.

Then make your mind up, Donkey.

He's either famous or obscure -- not both.

Michael Pendragon
"I was influenced by the poetry of Edgar Allan Poland other poets but I don't consider that a topic to debate."
-- Will Dockery on his literary influences

On Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at 5:00:15 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:
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> Longfellow was both prominent and famous in his time, and still is among poetry lovers (and literate people in general)

Again, I've no argument with the fact that Longfellow is a famous poet.