poetrynoun [ U ]
uk/ˈpəʊ.ɪ.tri/us/ˈpoʊ.ə.tri/B1 poems in general as a form of literature:
contemporary poetry and prose
She started writing poetry at a young age.
a very beautiful or emotional quality:
This film has a savage poetry and brilliance.
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- There is a spiritual dimension to her poetry.
- There have been a fantastic number of entries for this year's poetry competition.
- He dedicated his poetry to the glory of God.
- He regarded poetry as sentimental self-expression.
- Those two lines of poetry express perfectly the profound sadness of loss.
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Literature
- alliteration
- antihero
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- baddy
- ballad
- bard
- dramatist
- epigram
- hero
- heroine
- iambic
- ingénue
- limerick
- pantomime
- prose poem
- prosody
- psalm
- quatrain
- revue
- stylistics
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