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Poetry ˈpəʊətri Noun Lyric/Epic Write Reading Maya Angelou’s

Word3 poetry
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈpəʊətri/ /ˈpəʊətri/
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  • lyric/epic poetry
  • to write poetry
  • a poetry reading
  • maya angelou’s poetry
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poetry

(noun)/ˈpəʊətri/ /ˈpəʊətri/
  1. poems in general; poems as a genre of literature
    • SYNONYM verse
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/verse
    • lyric/epic poetry
    • to write poetry
    • a poetry reading
    • Maya Angelou’s poetry
    • a book/collection/anthology of poetry

    Extra Examples

    • At school we had to learn a lot of poetry by heart.
    • He began his speech with a few lines of poetry.
    • an essay on imagery in poetry
    • the New York poetry scene
  2. a quality of beauty, style and feeling
    • There was poetry in all her gestures.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from medieval Latin poetria, from Latin poeta ‘poet’. In early use the word sometimes referred to creative literature in general.
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