poetry

noun
po·et·ry
/ˈpəʊ.ɪ.tɹi/

Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.

Other meanings

A poet's literary production.
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.”

Synonyms

verse

Related words

antipoetry
cyberpoetry
ecopoetry
hyperpoetry
Instapoetry
jazzetry
metapoetry
micropoetry
mythopoetry
nonpoetry
onomatopoetry
poetryless

Example sentences

“Can I read you some of my poetry?”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“I don't write as much poetry anymore.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“She writes poetry in her free time.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Ancient Greek "ποιητής" (poet; author; maker).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “poetry” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.