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Noun: poetry  pow-i-tree
  1. Literature in metrical form
    "She devoted her life to the study of Renaissance poetry";
    - poesy [archaic], verse
     
  2. Any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling
    "The sunset over the ocean was pure poetry"

Derived forms: poetries

Type of: expressive style, genre, literary genre, style, writing style

Encyclopedia: Poetry, Texas