Musagetes Poetry Contest!
February 10th - 24th
This year's theme is: FIRE
Poems can be any length and any style, ranging from witty one liners to passionate epics spanning continents and generations.
Drop your entries into the bag in the library, or post them on our contest board for all to see! You can win Hot, Hotter and Hottest prizes!
Main Entry: FIRE
Pronunciation: \ˈfi(-ə)r\
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fȳr; akin to Old High German fiur fire, Greek pyr
Date: before 12th century
Function: noun
1 a : the phenomenon of combustion manifested in light, flame, and heat b : burning passion : ardor : liveliness of imagination : inspiration
2 : fuel in a state of combustion
3 a : a destructive burning b : death or torture by fire
4 : brilliancy, luminosity
5 a : the firing of weapons b : intense verbal attack or criticism c : a rapidly delivered series
— on fire 1 : being consumed by fire : aflame 2 : eager, burning
Function: verb
1 a : to set on fire : kindle : ignite b : to give life or spirit to : inspire : to fill with passion or enthusiasm c : to light up as if by fire
2 a : to drive out or away by or as if by fire b : to dismiss from a position
3 a : to become irritated or angry —often used with up b : to become filled with excitement or enthusiasm
4 a : to emit or let fly an object
5 : to tend a fire
6 : to transmit a nerve impulse
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