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What is poetry?

Pronunciation:

ˈpoʊ ɪ tri

Function:

noun

Date:

1350–1400; ME poetrie < ML poētria poetic art, der. of poēta poet

1. literary work in metrical form; poetic works; poems; verse.
2. the art of writing poems.
3. prose with poetic qualities.
4. poetic spirit or feeling.
5. any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling.