This meaning refers to a poet-performer who preserves stories, history, praise, or heroic traditions through verse and song.
The bard sang of ancient battles.
A traveling bard entertained the royal court.
This literary use describes a respected poet strongly associated with a place, people, period, or cultural identity.
The writer became known as the bard of the region.
Critics called him a modern bard.
Written with a capital letter, the Bard is a traditional title for William Shakespeare, also called the Bard of Avon.
The Bard wrote many famous plays and sonnets.
Students studied several works by the Bard.
