poetry
part of speech
noun (poetry — uncountable; a poem, poems)
meaning for a pupil
1) Writing in which words are chosen for their sound, rhythm and pictures, often set out in short lines and sometimes rhyming. tree →
2) Poems as a group, or the poems of one writer or country. tree →
3) A quality of beauty and grace in something that is not writing: «the poetry of her dancing». tree →
sense in the lessons
In school English pupils read poetry, learn it by heart, spot rhyme, rhythm, similes and repetition, and write their own. A «poetry recital» or «poetry slam» is a performance. In church the Psalms are poetry from the Bible. Phrases: «write poetry», «a book of poetry», «poetry in motion».
examples
- We are studying poetry in English this week. tree →
- Her poetry is full of the sea and the wind. tree →
- Each pupil read a poem at the poetry assembly. tree →
- The Psalms are some of the oldest poetry in the Bible. tree →
- Not all poetry rhymes; some is free verse. tree →
- Watching the gymnast was like poetry in motion. tree →
- Grandma keeps a book of Irish poetry by her bed. tree →
- He won a prize in the school poetry competition. tree →
- Here is true poetry in nature. tree →
note
«Poetry» is uncountable: say «some poetry» or «a poem», never «a poetry» or «poetries». A poet writes poems; the whole art is poetry. Do not confuse with «poultry» (chickens and ducks). Myth: poems do not have to rhyme.
In the corpora
- Rowing home in the evening sun, the Rat is murmuring poetry to himself.
- «The poetry of motion!
- The poetry of motion!
- Free verse is poetry without regular rhyme; poems use line breaks, imagery and rhythm, not only rhyme.
- Free verse is poetry without a regular rhyme or beat; it uses line breaks and images instead.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «poetry» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.