poetry

/'pouitri/

Thân thiện

A child reads a book of poetry under a tree.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Noun

1. any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling
2. literature in metrical form

Từ đồng nghĩa

• poesy
• verse