poetry

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Etymology

From Middle English poetrye, poetrie, a borrowing from Old French pöeterie, pöetrie, from Medieval Latin poētria, from poēta ("poet"), from Ancient Greek ποιητής.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈpəʊɪtɹi/, [ˈpəʊʷətɹɪ]
• (America) IPA: /ˈpoʊətɹi/, [ˈpʰoʊ̯.ətˌɹi]

Noun

poetry (uncountable)

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

   Synonyms: poesy, verse

   Antonyms: prose

2. A poet's literary production.
3. (figurative) 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.

Translations

• French: poésie
• German: Dichtkunst, Poesie
• Italian: poesia
• Portuguese: poesia
• Russian: поэ́зия
• Spanish: poesía

Translations

• Spanish: poesía

Translations

• Portuguese: poesia, poeticidade
• Spanish: poeticidad

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