poetry
/'pouitri/
Definition
- Noun:
- Literature in metrical form; verse: Writing that uses rhythm, imagery, and often rhyme to express ideas, emotions, or tell a story in a concentrated and artistic way.
- A quality of beauty and emotional intensity: Any form of communication or experience that evokes a feeling similar to that created by verse, characterized by beauty, grace, or deep feeling.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- She writes beautiful poetry about nature and love. (She creates artistic verse about these subjects.)
- The dancer's movement had a certain poetry to it. (The movement possessed a beautiful, expressive quality.)
Advanced Usage
- "Poetry in motion": Used to describe a person or thing moving with such grace and beauty that it resembles art.
- The skilled figure skater was poetry in motion on the ice.
- "The poetry of [something]": Used to highlight the aesthetically pleasing or evocative aspect of a subject.
- He captured the poetry of everyday city life in his photographs.
Variants and Related Words
- Poem (n): A single piece of writing in verse; a composition in poetry.
- She read a poem from her new collection.
- Poetic (adj): Having the qualities of poetry; expressive and beautiful.
- His description of the sunset was very poetic.
- Poet (n): A person who writes poetry.
- Emily Dickinson is a famous American poet.
Synonyms
- Verse: Writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, often using rhyme.
- Lyricism: An artistically beautiful or expressive quality, especially in writing or music.
Idioms Related
- To be pure poetry: To be exceptionally beautiful, graceful, or perfectly expressed.
- Her performance on the violin last night was pure poetry.
Noun
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any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling
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literature in metrical form
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