the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
literary work in metrical form; verse.
prose with poetic qualities.
poetic qualities however manifested: the poetry of simple acts and things.
poetic spirit or feeling: The pianist played the prelude with poetry.
something suggestive of or likened to poetry: the pure poetry of a beautiful view on a clear day.
Origin of poetry
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English poetrie, from Medieval Latin poētria “poetic art,” derivative of poētapoet, but formation is unclear; probably not from Greek poiḗtria “poetess”
ANTONYMS FOR poetry
2 prose.
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synonym study for poetry
2. Poetry,verse agree in referring to the work of a poet. The difference between poetry and verse is usually the difference between substance and form. Poetry is lofty thought or impassioned feeling expressed in imaginative words: Elizabethan poetry.Verse is any expression in words which simply conforms to accepted metrical rules and structure: the differences between prose and verse.
OTHER WORDS FROM poetry
po·et·ry·less,adjective
Words nearby poetry
poetic licence, poetic license, poetics, poetize, poet laureate, poetry, Poets are born, not made, po-faced, pogamoggan, Pogany, pogey
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