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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024po•et•ry /ˈpoʊɪtri/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Poetrywriting in metrical form;
poetic works;
poems;
verse. - poetic spirit or feeling.
- something that reminds people of poetry:When she dances she's poetry in motion.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024po•et•ry (pō′i trē),USA pronunciation n. - Poetrythe art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
- Poetryliterary work in metrical form;
verse. - Poetryprose 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.
- Greek poié̄tria poetess
- Medieval Latin poētria poetic art, derivative of poēta poet, but formation is unclear; probably not
- Middle English poetrie 1350–1400
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged 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.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged prose.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: poetry /ˈpəʊɪtrɪ/ n - literature in metrical form; verse
- the art or craft of writing verse
- poetic qualities, spirit, or feeling in anything
- anything resembling poetry in rhythm, beauty, etc
Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin poētria, from Latin poēta poet |