poetry
See also: poëtry
English
Alternative forms
- (archaic) poëtry
Etymology
From Middle English poetrye, poetrie, a borrowing from Old French pöeterie, pöetrie, from Medieval Latin poētria, from poēta (“poet”), from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs, “poet; author; maker”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): [ˈpʰoʊ̯.ətˌɹi]
Audio (US) (file) - (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): [ˈpəʊʷətɹɪ]
Noun
poetry (usually uncountable, plural poetries)
- The class of literature comprising poems.
- Composition in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns.
- A poet's literary production.
- An artistic quality that appeals to or stirs the imagination, in any medium.
- That 'Swan Lake' choreography is poetry in motion, fitting the musical poetry of Tchaikovski's divine score well beyond the literary inspiration.
Quotations
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:poetry.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
class of literature
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composition in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns
a poet's literary production
poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination
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