[
US
/ˈpoʊətɹi/
]
[ UK /pˈəʊɪtɹi/ ]
[ UK /pˈəʊɪtɹi/ ]
NOUN
- literature in metrical form
- any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling
How To Use poetry In A Sentence
- The affinities between music and poetry have been familiar since antiquity, though they are largely ignored in the current intellectual climate.
- After a brief excursion into drama, he concentrated on his main interest, which was poetry.
- We wish to assure the public that the teaching, reading and writing of poetry are alive and well at Rio Rancho High School.
- His golf swing is poetry in motion .
- In writing poetry, one is unfettered by the normal rules of sentence structure.
- Vordul's verse is uninspiring and sounds much more like spoken word poetry, rather than a proper rap.
- When they relate poetry to music, they invite harsh criticism on two fronts, not just one.
- She is well schooled in poetry
- For the whole night, under the influence of a hallucinogen called yagé, the healer sings his song the power of which is due not to words, lyrics, or poetry.
- Drinking among the upper classes of Persian society, for example, took place at secret parties reminiscent of Greek symposia with their strictly ritualized etiquette and emphasis on poetry and discussion.