Poetry

  • 21poetry — n. 1) to compose, write poetry 2) to memorize; read; recite; scan poetry 3) dramatic; epic, heroic; lyric; narrative poetry * * * [ pəʊɪtrɪ] epic heroic lyric narrative poetry read …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 22poetry — [[t]po͟ʊɪtri[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) N UNCOUNT Poems, considered as a form of literature, are referred to as poetry. ...Russian poetry... Lawrence Durrell wrote a great deal of poetry... Since when have you been interested in poetry? 2) N UNCOUNT You can… …

    English dictionary

  • 23poetry — po|et|ry [ pouətri ] noun uncount ** 1. ) poems: the poetry of Walt Whitman a poetry book a ) poems as a subject in schools or universities: She teaches poetry. 2. ) someone or something of great beauty, emotion, or imagination, or the quality of …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 24poetry */*/ — UK [ˈpəʊɪtrɪ] / US [ˈpoʊətrɪ] noun [uncountable] 1) a) poems the poetry of Walt Whitman a poetry book b) poems as a subject in schools or universities She teaches poetry. 2) someone or something of great beauty, emotion, or imagination, or the… …

    English dictionary

  • 25poetry —    by Richard G. Smith   Baudrillard s poems were published in 1978 as L Ange du Stuc (The Stucco Angel) an unpaginated book with no preface or afterword and were not fully translated into English until 2001 (UB). Baudrillard wrote the sequence… …

    The Baudrillard dictionary

  • 26Poetry —    Romani poetry has developed from song. Some verse was written during the early years of the Soviet Union before the use of the Romani language was discouraged. Aleksandr German and O. Pankova were the outstanding names in a repertoire that… …

    Historical dictionary of the Gypsies

  • 27poetry — noun (U) 1 poems: Wordsworth s poetry 2 the art of writing poems: the art of poetry 3 approving a quality of beauty, grace, and deep feeling: The way Martina moves around the court is sheer poetry …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28poetry — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. metrical writing ; verse b. the productions of a poet ; poems 2. writing that formulates a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience in language chosen and arranged to create a specific emotional response… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 29poetry — noun [ˈpʰoʊ̯.ətˌɹi,ˈpɘʊʷɘtɹɪ/ a) The class of literature comprising poems. That Swan Lake choreography is poetry in motion, fitting the musical poetry of Tchaikovskis divine score well beyond the literary inspiration b) Composition in verse or… …

    Wiktionary

  • 30poetry*/ — [ˈpəʊɪtri] noun [U] poems the poetry of Walt Whitman[/ex] a poetry book[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English