poetry
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Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek ποίησις (poiesis, “poetry”), from ποιέω (poieō, “I make, do, create”).
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poetry (uncountable)
- 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
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class of literature
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composition in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns
a poet's literary production
poetical quality, artistic and/or artfull, which appeals or stirs the imagination
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