IdiomThe Absurd
English
Englishone is a poet and doesn't know it
Meaning: Someone has unintentionally created a rhyme or spoken in verse without realizing it.
Example: “"Time to dine, and the wine is fine." "You're a poet and you don't know it."”
Origin: A folk saying playing on the surprise discovery that ordinary speech can contain poetic form; sometimes credited to Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
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