| 单词 | poetry |
| 释义 | poetry —poetryless, adj. /poh"i tree/, n. 1. the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts. 2. literary work in metrical form; verse. 3. prose with poetic qualities. 4. poetic qualities however manifested: the poetry of simple acts and things. 5. poetic spirit or feeling: The pianist played the prelude with poetry. 6. something suggestive of or likened to poetry: the pure poetry of a beautiful view on a clear day. [1350-1400; ME poetrie < ML poetria poetic art, deriv. of poeta POET, but formation is unclear; prob. not < Gk poiétria poetess] Syn. 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. Ant. 2. prose. |
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