Synonym: lyric, ode, rhyme, verse. Antonym: prose. Similar words: poet, poem, subpoena, onomatopoeia, metre, toiletry, metric, petrol. Meaning: ['pəʊɪtrɪ] 
n. 1. literature in metrical form 2. any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling.
n. 1. literature in metrical form 2. any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling. 
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61 He thought the poetry of Whitman barbarous.
62 He often tags his speeches with poetry.
63 His prose reads like poetry.
64 I've always preferred reading prose to poetry.
65 What kind of poetry does he like?
66 Trace an analogy between pastoral poetry and landscape painting.
67 A strain of mysticism runs through his poetry.
68 Rendering poetry into other languages is difficult.
69 Most poetry does not translate well.
70 Her poetry has a good deal of political content.
71 He became internationally famous for his novels and poetry.
72 This film has a savage poetry and brilliance.
73 The beautiful poetry was ruined by her poor delivery.sentencedict .com
74 She's very creative-she writes poetry and paints.
75 Her poetry is reckoned among the best-known this century.
76 Poetry isn't really my bag.
77 Eliot wrote plays as well as poetry.
78 I find her poetry rather opaque.
79 He frequently invokes animal metaphors in his poetry.
80 For her, poetry is a refuge from the world.
81 His poetry is full of oppositions and contrasts.
82 The tone of his poetry is restrained and unemotional.
83 Such poets as Keats and Shelley wrote Romantic poetry.
84 His interest in poetry seems to be tapering off.
85 There is a spiritual dimension to her poetry.
86 He edited a book of poetry carefully.
87 A feeling of sadness runs through his poetry.
88 It's often difficult to translate poetry.
89 She invited me to one of her poetry readings.
90 We met at a reading of his poetry.
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