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Meaning of "poetry" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POETRY

From Medieval Latin poētria, from Latin poētapoet.
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PRONUNCIATION OF POETRY

poetry  [ˈpəʊɪtrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POETRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Poetry is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POETRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

poetry

Poetry

Poetry is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language—such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre—to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, the prosaic ostensible meaning. Poetry has a long history, dating back to the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh. Early poems evolved from folk songs such as the Chinese Shijing, or from a need to retell oral epics, as with the Sanskrit Vedas, Zoroastrian Gathas, and the Homeric epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Ancient attempts to define poetry, such as Aristotle's Poetics, focused on the uses of speech in rhetoric, drama, song and comedy. Later attempts concentrated on features such as repetition, verse form and rhyme, and emphasized the aesthetics which distinguish poetry from more objectively informative, prosaic forms of writing. From the mid-20th century, poetry has sometimes been more generally regarded as a fundamental creative act employing language. Poetry uses forms and conventions to suggest differential interpretation to words, or to evoke emotive responses.

Definition of poetry in the English dictionary

The first definition of poetry in the dictionary is literature in metrical form; verse. Other definition of poetry is the art or craft of writing verse. Poetry is also poetic qualities, spirit, or feeling in anything.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POETRY


asymmetry
æˈsɪmɪtrɪ
audiometry
ˌɔːdɪˈɒmɪtrɪ
cabinetry
ˈkæbɪnɪtrɪ
calorimetry
ˌkæləˈrɪmɪtrɪ
cemetery
ˈsɛmɪtrɪ
circuitry
ˈsɜːkɪtrɪ
corsetry
ˈkɔːsɪtrɪ
cytometry
saɪˈtɒmɪtrɪ
geometry
dʒɪˈɒmɪtrɪ
Jesuitry
ˈdʒezjʊɪtrɪ
morphometry
mɔːˈfɒmɪtrɪ
optometry
ɒpˈtɒmɪtrɪ
spectrometry
spɛkˈtrɒmɪtrɪ
stoichiometry
ˌstɔɪkɪˈɒmɪtrɪ
supersymmetry
ˌsuːpəˈsɪmɪtrɪ
symmetry
ˈsɪmɪtrɪ
telemetry
tɪˈlɛmɪtrɪ
toiletry
ˈtɔɪlɪtrɪ
trigonometry
ˌtrɪɡəˈnɒmɪtrɪ
velocimetry
ˌveləˈsɪmɪtrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POETRY

poetic justice
poetic licence
poetical
poetically
poeticalness
poeticise
poeticism
poeticize
poetics
poeticule
poetise
poetiser
poetize
poetizer
poetless
poetlike
poetry reading
poets laureate
poetship

WORDS THAT END LIKE POETRY

analytical geometry
anthropometry
astrometry
basketry
biometry
concrete poetry
coordinate geometry
densitometry
dosimetry
interferometry
isometry
parquetry
photometry
psychometry
puppetry
radiometry
retry
spectrophotometry
variable-geometry
viscometry

Synonyms and antonyms of poetry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «POETRY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «poetry» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of poetry

Translation of «poetry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POETRY

Find out the translation of poetry to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of poetry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «poetry» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

诗篇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poesía
570 millions of speakers

English

poetry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कविता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شِعْر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поэзия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

poesia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কবিতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poésie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Puisi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lyrik
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

詩歌
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Puisi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thơ ca
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கவிதை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कविता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şiir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

poesia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poezja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поезія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

poezie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ποίηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gedigte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

poesi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

poesi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of poetry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POETRY»

The term «poetry» is very widely used and occupies the 7.027 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POETRY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «poetry» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «poetry» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about poetry

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10 QUOTES WITH «POETRY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word poetry.
1
Lascelles Abercrombie
Traditional matter must be glorified, since it would be easier to listen to the re-creation of familiar stories than to quite new and unexpected things; the listeners, we must remember, needed poetry chiefly as the re-creation of tired hours.
2
Robert Adamson
Well - I started writing - probably in the early 60s and by say '65-'66 I had read most of the poetry that had been published - certainly in the 20 years prior to that.
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Simon Armitage
If you were going to choose a way of making your way in this world and a place to start from, you might not choose poetry and you might not choose Huddersfield.
4
John Ashbery
I don't look on poetry as closed works. I feel they're going on all the time in my head and I occasionally snip off a length.
5
Raymond Aubrac
Learn poetry by heart. If you know a poem by heart, no one can take it away from you, and you can take advantage of it anytime.
6
John Barton
An experienced reader uses the poem as an agent of inquiry. This makes poetry very exciting, unstable, and interactive.
7
Andrew Bird
I don't write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords.
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Jorge Luis Borges
Poetry remembers that it was an oral art before it was a written art.
9
James Broughton
My films are an extension of my poetry, using the white screen like the white page to be filled with images.
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James Broughton
For me, prose walks, poetry dances.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POETRY»

Discover the use of poetry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to poetry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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B Is for Bad Poetry
The hilarious works include: "Tea For Two" ("A Tragedy"), "Love Is Like A Toilet Bowl" and many more! Forget Shakespeare. Don't count on Donne. Shelley and Keats! This is poetry for the rest of us - bad poetry!
Pamela August Russell, 2009
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Poetry: The Basics
How do I read a poem? This comprehensive guide demystifies the world of poetry, exploring poetic forms and traditions which can at first seem bewildering.
Jeffrey Wainwright, 2004
3
Post-war Polish poetry:
This expanded edition of Postwar Polish Poetry (which was originally published in 1965) presents 125 poems by 25 poets, including Czeslaw Milosz and other Polish poets living outside Poland.
Czesław Miłosz, 1983
4
Developing Poetry Skills: Reading Poetry 11-14
Developing Poetry Skills is a resource that provides students with the key skills they need to read and respond to poetry effectively.
Geoff Barton, 1998
5
An Introduction to West Indian Poetry
This introduction to West Indian poetry is written for readers making their first approach to the poetry of the Caribbean written in English.
Laurence A. Breiner, 1998
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Oral & Written Poetry in African Literature Today: A Review
Anyone with an interest in written or oral literature in Africa would do well to consult Oral & Written Poetry in African Literature Today.
Eldred D. Jones, Eustace Palmer, Marjorie Jones, 1988
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Between Philosophy and Poetry: Writing, Rhythm, History
This book explores three areas: the practice of writing with respect to orality; the interpretive modes of poetic and philosophical discourse as self-narration and historical understanding; and, how rhythm marks the differential spaces in ...
Massimo Verdicchio, Robert Burch, 2006
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The Oxford Anthology of African-American Poetry
A definitive literary portrait of contrasting visions and styles covers the key issues important to the African-American experience, including poetry on slavery, the South; protest and resistance, music and religion, spirituality, sexuality ...
Arnold Rampersad, Hilary Herbold, 2006
9
Xhosa Poets and Poetry
This volume establishes the background to this poetic re-emergence, preserving and transmitting the voice of the Xhosa poet.
Jeff Opland, 1998
10
Akiane: Her Life, Her Art, Her Poetry: Her Life, Her Art, ...
Ten-year-old prodigy Akiane Kramarik shares her artwork, poetry, and the fascinating story surrounding her talent.
Akiane Kramarik, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POETRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term poetry is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rent increase may force Poetry Flash to move
Richard Silberg and Joyce Jenkins stand in the offices of Poetry Flash on Fourth Street. The 43-year old publication may have to find a new ... «Berkeleyside, Jul 15»
2
International Youth Poetry Champions Are Philadelphia Hometown …
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A Philadelphia team is the new International Youth Poetry Slam Champion. Philly Youth Poetry Movement (PYPM) ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
3
Poetry Finds a Home in Fernridge, Westmoor Parks
To the delight of many park visitors, Poetry in the Parks, a project initiated by Ginny Lowe Connors, West Hartford's poet laureate from ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
4
Foleshill schoolgirl pens winning verse in poetry competition
“I hope Weronika's achievement in the Powering Poetry competition, together with the compilation of other winners' entries and the bundle of ... «Coventry Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
Celebrity Poetry Slam: Donald Trump!
... HERE: http://perezhilton.com/category/perez-toons. Tags: celebrity poetry slam, donald trump, exclusives!, perez toons, pereztv, youtube. «PerezHilton.com, Jul 15»
6
Poetry and prose event to mark Plymouth Pride 2015
AN evening of poetry and prose is being staged to mark next month's Plymouth Pride festivities. PCQ Arts will dedicate its regular Blackbooks ... «Plymouth Herald, Jul 15»
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'Garden Poetry' theme of Aug. 13 flower show
The theme of this year's Dassel Glower Show is “Garden Poetry,” and it is free to enter. The show will take place Thursday, Aug. 13, at Dassel ... «Crow River Media, Jul 15»
8
Poetry and food festival proves hit
The joint event between the 2015 Ledbury Poetry Festival and the Ledbury Food Group gave visitors a chance to see a showcase of the best ... «Malvern Observer, Jul 15»
9
Brooke Hogan uses poetry to defend father Hulk against racism …
Brooke Hogan has posted a lengthy, heartfelt poem on her Facebook page, defending her father, pro wrestling icon Hulk Hogan, from ... «Reality TV World, Jul 15»
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Does poetry still matter?
That's because poetry, once a preeminent form of entertainment, has long since receded to the far, dusty corners of popular culture. «The Philadelphia Tribune, Jul 15»

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