poetry

See also: poëtry

poetry - English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈpəʊɪtɹi/, [ˈpəʊʷətɹɪ]
  • (General American) IPA: /ˈpoʊətɹi/, [ˈpʰoʊ̯.ətˌɹi]
  • Hyphenation: po‧et‧ry

Noun

poetry (usually uncountable, plural poetries)

  1. Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.
  2. A poet's literary production.
  3. (figurative) An artistic quality that appeals to or evokes the emotions, in any medium; something having such a quality.
    • 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 using this term, see poetry.

Derived terms

Translations

  • Bulgarian: поетичност f (poetičnost)
  • Catalan: poeticitat f
  • Dutch: poëzie (nl)
  • Galician: poeticidade f
  • Greek: ποίηση (el) f (poíisi)
  • Polish: poezja (pl) f
  • Portuguese: poesia (pt) f, poeticidade (pt) f
  • Scottish Gaelic: bàrdachd f
  • Slovak: poézia (sk) f
  • Spanish: poeticidad f

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