Definition of poetry

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Poetry (n.) The art of apprehending and interpreting ideas by the faculty of imagination; the art of idealizing in thought and in expression.

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Goliardery :: Goliardery (n.) The satirical or ribald poetry of the Goliards.
Musal :: Musal (a.) Of or pertaining to the Muses, or to Poetry..
Verse :: Verse (n.) A piece of poetry.
Lyrist :: Lyrist (n.) A musician who plays on the harp or lyre; a composer of lyrical poetry.
Elison :: Elison (n.) The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or syllable, for the sake of meter or euphony; esp., in poetry, the dropping of a final vowel standing before an initial vowel in the following word, when the two words are drawn together..
Poetical :: Poetical (a.) Of or pertaining to poetry; suitable for poetry, or for writing poetry; as, poetic talent, theme, work, sentiments..
Poetical :: Poetical (a.) Expressed in metrical form; exhibiting the imaginative or the rhythmical quality of poetry; as, a poetical composition; poetical prose..
Partiality :: Partiality (n.) A predilection or inclination to one thing rather than to others; special taste or liking; as, a partiality for poetry or painting..
Idyl :: Idyl (n.) A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls of Theocritus; also, any poem, especially a narrative or descriptive poem, written in an eleveted and highly finished style; also, by extension, any artless and easily flowing description, either in poetry or prose, of simple, rustic life, of pastoral scenes, and the like..
Regular :: Regular (a.) Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, principle, or type, or to established customary forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; a regular verb; regular practice of law or medicine; a regular building..
Can :: Can () an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.].
Caledonia :: Caledonia (n.) The ancient Latin name of Scotland; -- still used in poetry.
Gradus :: Gradus (n.) A dictionary of prosody, designed as an aid in writing Greek or Latin poetry..
Poetry :: Poetry (n.) The art of apprehending and interpreting ideas by the faculty of imagination; the art of idealizing in thought and in expression.
Versification :: Versification (n.) The act, art, or practice, of versifying, or making verses; the construction of poetry; metrical composition..
Coleridgian :: Coleridgian (a.) Pertaining to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, or to his poetry or metaphysics..
Epopoeia :: Epopoeia (n.) An epic poem; epic poetry.
Whatsoe''er :: Whatsoe'er (pron.) A contraction of whatsoever; -- used in poetry.
Symbolization :: Symbolistical (a.) Characterized by the use of symbols; as, symbolistic poetry..
Foot :: Foot (n.) A combination of syllables consisting a metrical element of a verse, the syllables being formerly distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern poetry by the accent..
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