Definition of POETRY. Meaning of POETRY. Synonyms of POETRY

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Definition of POETRY

Poetry
Poetry Po"et*ry, n. [OF. poeterie. See Poet.] 1. The art of apprehending and interpreting ideas by the faculty of imagination; the art of idealizing in thought and in expression. For poetry is the blossom and the fragrance of all human knowledge, human thoughts, human passions, emotions, language. --Coleridge. 2. Imaginative language or composition, whether expressed rhythmically or in prose. Specifically: Metrical composition; verse; rhyme; poems collectively; as, heroic poetry; dramatic poetry; lyric or Pindaric poetry. ``The planetlike music of poetry.' --Sir P. Sidney. She taketh most delight In music, instruments, and poetry. --Shak.

Meaning of POETRY from wikipedia

- Poetry (from the Gr**** word poiesis, "making") is a form of literary art that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meanings...
- '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...
- Digital poetry is a form of electronic literature, displaying a wide range of approaches to poetry, with a prominent and crucial use of computers. Digital...
- Song poetry is poetry typical of the Song dynasty of China, established by the Zhao family in China in 960 and lasted until 1279. Many of the best known...
- Kingdom). Types of poetry which might be considered British poetry include: English poetry Irish poetry from Northern Ireland Scottish poetry (see Scottish...
- Romantic poetry is the poetry of the Romantic era, an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of...
- Urdu poetry (Urdu: اُردُو شاعرى Urdū šāʿirī) is a tradition of poetry and has many different forms. Today, it is an important part of the culture of India...
- Hebrew poetry is poetry written in the Hebrew language. It encomp****es such things as: Biblical poetry, the poetry found in the poetic books of the Hebrew...
- In poetry, metre (Commonwealth spelling) or meter (American spelling; see spelling differences) is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in...
- Narrative poetry is a form of poetry that tells a story, often using the voices of both a narrator and characters; the entire story is usually written...