英詩

えいし

Meanings

1. Noun English poetry; English poem

Kanji

• 英 English. Read as エイ.
• 詩 poem. Read as シ.

Example sentences

• 外国人は英詩をたくさん読んで初めてシェイクスピアの作品を理解することができる。
  Only if a foreigner has read much English poetry can he understand Shakespeare.
• 先生は生徒たちにその長い英詩を暗記させた。
  The teacher made the students learn the long English poem by heart.
• 彼らはチョーサーを英詩の父と呼んだ。
  They referred to Chaucer as the father of English poetry.

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