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Poetry (a term
derived from the Gr**** word poiesis, "making"), also
called verse, is a form of
literature that uses
aesthetic and
often rhythmic qualities...
- 'epic'
could refer to all
poetry in
dactylic hexameter (epea),
which included not only
Homer but also the
wisdom poetry of Hesiod, the
utterances of...
- Pre-Islamic
poetry at its
height as the
Arabic language emerges as a
literary language. 'Abid ibn al-Abras, (d. 554) Samaw'al ibn 'Adiya (d. c. 560) 'Alqama...
- is part of the List of
years in
poetry Centuries in
poetry: 4th
century - 5th
century - 6th
century Decades in
poetry: 400s 410s 420s 430s 440s 450s 460s...
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Romantic poetry is the
poetry of the
Romantic era, an artistic, literary,
musical and
intellectual movement that
originated in
Europe towards the end of...
- is part of the List of
years in
poetry Centuries in
poetry: 6th
century - 7th
century - 8th
century Decades in
poetry: 600s 610s 620s 630s 640s 650s 660s...
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Modern lyric poetry is a
formal type of
poetry which expresses personal emotions or feelings,
typically spoken in the
first person. It is not equivalent...
- A
poetry slam is a
competitive art
event in
which poets perform spoken word
poetry before a live
audience and a
panel of judges.
While formats can vary...
- In
poetry,
metre (Commonwealth spelling) or
meter (American spelling; see
spelling differences) is the
basic rhythmic structure of a
verse or
lines in...
- A
poetry reading is a
public oral
recitation or
performance of
poetry.
Reading poetry aloud allows the
reader to
express their own
experience through...
