Poetry Meaning
/ˈpəʊ.ɪ.tɹi/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounLiterature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.
nounA poet's literary production.
Sentence Examples
Wine is poetry in bottles.
Only if a foreigner has read much English poetry can he understand Shakespeare.
She began writing poetry in her teens.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She studied ____ in college and wrote many verses for her class.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She turned to ____ as a way of processing her grief after the loss of her closest friend.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English poetrye, poetrie, a borrowing from Old French pöeterie, pöetrie, from Medieval Latin poētria, from poēta (“poet”), from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs, “poet; author; maker”). Displaced native Old English lēoþcræft.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"More people write poetry than read it."
— 2004, George Carlin, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 263:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She studied ____ in college and wrote many verses for her class.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She turned to ____ as a way of processing her grief after the loss of her closest friend.