poetry
See also: poëtry
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- poëtry (archaic)
EtymologyEdit
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”). Displaced native Old English lēoþcræft.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpəʊɪtɹi/, [ˈpəʊʷətɹɪ]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊətɹi/, [ˈpʰoʊ̯.ətˌɹi]
Audio (GA) (file) - Hyphenation: po‧et‧ry
NounEdit
poetry (usually uncountable, plural poetries)
- Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.
- 2004, Carlin, George, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?[1], New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 263:
- More people write poetry than read it.
- A poet's literary production.
- (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.
QuotationsEdit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:poetry.
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
literature composed in verse
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a poet's literary production
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poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination
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