Definitions for poetry

poetry po·et·ry

Spelling: [poh-i-tree]
IPA: /ˈpoʊ ɪ tri/

Poetry is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 125 anagrams from letters in poetry (eoprty).

Definitions for poetry

noun

  1. the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
  2. literary work in metrical form; verse.
  3. prose with poetic qualities.
  4. poetic qualities however manifested:
  5. poetic spirit or feeling:
  6. something suggestive of or likened to poetry:

Origin of poetry

1350-1400; Middle English poetrie Medieval Latin poētria poetic art, derivative of poēta poet, but formation is unclear; probably not Greek poiḗtria poetess

Examples for poetry

He campaigned and governed in poetry, and we are all the richer for it.

Of the poetry we could not judge, but the music was miserable.

Many volumes of poetry put in their claim to immortality every year.

He stammered, and read and wrote a lot of poetry (mostly in secret), an avocation he changed to photography for the novel.

It is only in poetry that Cupid is more powerful than either Mammon or Mars.

poetry would be too obvious, too ‘portrait of the artist as a young nuisance’.

Its essays, criticism, reportage, and poetry are not “product.”

None of the poetry indeed by him cultivated was of any sort requiring study.

Laskey, who earned a degree in psychology, enjoys painting and poetry.

Neither science, philosophy, history, nor poetry held for him any interest.

Word Value for poetry
Scrable

11

Words with friends

11

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