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| Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) | Cite This Source |
po·et·ry 
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| 1. | the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts. |
| 2. | literary work in metrical form; verse. |
| 3. | prose with poetic qualities. |
| 4. | poetic qualities however manifested: the poetry of simple acts and things. |
| 5. | poetic spirit or feeling: The pianist played the prelude with poetry. |
| 6. | something suggestive of or likened to poetry: the pure poetry of a beautiful view on a clear day. |
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME poetrie < ML poétria poetic art, deriv. of poéta poet, but formation is unclear; prob. not < Gk poi
tria poetess]
tria poetess] —Related forms
po·et·ry·less, adjective
—Synonyms 2. 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.
—Antonyms 2. prose.
| Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
Thesaurus Entries
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | Cite This Source | |
| Main Entry: | poetry | |
| Part of Speech: | noun | |
| Definition: | Something likened to poetry, as in form or style. | |
| Synonyms: | lyricism, poem | |
| Source: | Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | Cite This Source | |
| Main Entry: | poem | |
| Part of Speech: | noun | |
| Definition: | A poetic work or poetic works. | |
| Synonyms: | poesy, rhyme, verse | |
| Source: | Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. | |
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| Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia | Cite This Source |
poetry. For lyric poetry, see ballad; elegy; hymn; lyric; ode; pastoral; sonnet. For narrative poetry, see chansons de geste; epic; idyl; romance. Dramatic poetry is incidentally treated in the articles drama, Western; and tragedy. See also articles on individual poets and on various national literatures. For technical discussions of poetry, see free verse; pentameter; rhyme; versification.
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