Poetry
Pronunciation
- US IPA: ˈpʰoʊ̯.ətˌɹi
- RP IPA: ˈpɘʊʷɘtɹɪ
Alternative forms
- (archaic) poëtry
Origin
From French poetrie, from Latin poetria, from Ancient Greek ποίησις (poiesis, "poetry"), from ποιÎω (poieÅ, "I make, do, create").
Full definition of poetry
Noun
poetry
(usually uncountable; plural poetries)- The class of literature comprising poems.
- Composition in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns.
- A poet's literary production
- A 'poetical' quality, artistic and/or artfull, which appeals or stirs the imagination, in any medium''That 'Swan Lake' choreography is poetry in motion, fitting the musical poetry of Tchaikovski's divine score well beyond the literary inspiration