A Political Poet
Bàrd Poilitigeach
There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Dè th' ann am bàrdachd? (What is poetry?). Let's look at some of them again in context.
Cha robh tuigse ro mhath aig …
… did not have a very good understanding of …
sruth-fhacal
alliteration
oideachadh ceart
(a) proper schooling, education
bàrdachd nàdair dhealbhach
descriptive nature poetry.
bàrd ar-a-mach nan Seumasach
the poet of the Jacobite rebellion
bàrd poilitigeach
a political poet
We'll catch up with some more of these as well as adding some new words and phrases to our vocabulary as we progress through this lesson.