单词 | poetry |
释义 | poetry/ˈpəʊɪtri![]() noun [mass noun] 1Literary work in which the expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature: he felt a desire to investigate through poetry the subjects of pain and death she glanced at the papers and saw some lines of poetry he is chiefly famous for his love poetry...
Synonyms poems, verse, verses, versification, metrical composition, rhythmical composition, rhymes, rhyming, balladry; Welsh penillion literary poesy, Parnassus 1.1A quality of beauty and intensity of emotion regarded as characteristic of poems: poetry and fire are nicely balanced in the music...
1.2Something regarded as comparable to poetry in its beauty: the music department is housed in a building which is pure poetry...
OriginLate Middle English: from medieval Latin poetria, from Latin poeta 'poet'. In early use the word sometimes referred to creative literature in general. |
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