POETRY


Meaning of POETRY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpō-ə-trē, -i-trē also ]

ˈpȯ(-)i-trē noun

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : metrical writing : verse

b. : the productions of a poet : poems

2. : writing that formulates a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience in language chosen and arranged to create a specific emotional response through meaning, sound, and rhythm

3.

a. : something likened to poetry especially in beauty of expression

b. : poetic quality or aspect

the poetry of dance

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.