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Poetry Meaning, Examples & Poetic Quality (2 meaning)
Meaning 1：poetic composition (poetry)
poetry
/ˈpoʊətri/
n.
A type of literature that uses beautiful, rhythmic, and often rhyming language to express feelings and ideas.
poetic composition
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/poʊˈɛtɪk ˌkɑːmpəˈzɪʃən/
n.
A form of literature that uses condensed, rhythmic, and often figurative language to evoke emotion and imagery.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
From Greek 'poiētēs' (maker) + suffix '-ry' (art or practice), literally 'the art of making'.
💡 Mnemonic
Think of 'poet' + 'try' — a poet tries to craft beautiful words into rhythm.
📖 Example
I find great comfort in reading poetry when I feel overwhelmed by daily stress.
I find great comfort in reading poetry when I feel overwhelmed by daily stress.
🔗 Collocations
read poetry – to read poems as a literary work
write poetry – to compose poems
poetry collection – a book or anthology of poems
🔄 Synonyms
🚫 Antonyms
prose (n.) – written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure
🌱 Derivatives
poet (n.) – a person who writes poems
poetic (adj.) – relating to or characteristic of poetry
poetically (adv.) – in a poetic manner
📖 Cultural Story
Originated from ancient Greek 'poiesis' (creation); poets were seen as makers. The word entered English via Old French 'poetrie' in the 14th century.
Meaning 2：poetic quality (poetry)
poetry
/ˈpoʊətri/
n.
A quality of beauty, emotion, or imagination that reminds you of a poem.
poetic quality
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/poʊˈɛtɪk ˈkwɑːləti/
n.
A quality of beauty, emotion, or imagination that resembles the effect of a poem, often found in ordinary experiences.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Example
The way the autumn leaves fell onto the quiet pond had a simple poetry to it.
The way the autumn leaves fell onto the quiet pond had a simple poetry to it.
🔗 Collocations
poetry of movement – beautiful, graceful motion that seems poetic
poetry in nature – natural scenes that evoke a poetic feeling
sheer poetry – something extraordinarily beautiful or moving
🔄 Synonyms
🚫 Antonyms
ugliness (n.) – the quality of being unpleasant or repulsive in appearance
prosaicness (n.) – the quality of being dull, ordinary, or unimaginative
🌱 Derivatives
poet (n.) – a person who writes poems
poetic (adj.) – having a quality of beauty and emotion like a poem
poetically (adv.) – in a way that is beautiful or emotionally expressive
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