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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121 A lot of modern poetry is not written in rhyme.
122 Some students are put off studying his work because of the ornate language of the poetry.
123 Those two lines of poetry express perfectly the profound sadness of loss.
124 The way she moves on the court is sheer poetry.
125 a critical study that aims to cover such disparate forms as Anglo-Saxon poetry and the modern novel.
126 There is a strong element of mysticism in his poetry.
127 She has published more than 20 books including novels, poetry and literary criticism.
128 Her love for him is enshrined forever in her poetry.
129 Those were the halcyon days of Athens ( fifth century BC ) when she produced her finest poetry and drama, architecture and sculpture.
130 I caught Roz having a giggle over some of Janet's awful poetry.
131 A few lines of rhyming doggerel don't count as poetry.
132 You can't appreciate English poetry unless you understand its rhythm.
133 He chanced upon a volume of Japanese poetry in a bookshop.
133 Sentencedict.com is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find excellent sentences for a large number of words.
134 The Lake District scenery inspired Wordsworth to write his greatest poetry.
135 She published her poetry under the title "The Land and the Garden".
136 Writing poetry liberated her from the routine of everyday life.
137 Very little of his poetry actually got into print .
138 By this time the children had lost all their motivation for writing poetry.
139 I should think the Welsh are the only people in the world whose only national festival is devoted to music and poetry.
140 A love of poetry was kindled in him by his mother.
141 He claimed that he was not capable of giving instruction in poetry.
142 I'm not really familiar with her poetry, sorry to say.
143 His music is purer poetry than a poem in words.
144 He is much better-known for his poetry than his song-writing.
145 She's great at writing poetry, but putting it to music is not her long suit.
146 After a brief excursion into drama, he concentrated on his main interest, which was poetry.
147 She gave a reading from her latest volume of poetry.
148 Her editors wanted her to cut out the poetry from her novel.
149 His latest book of poetry will be published by Faber in May.
150 Her poetry attempts to penetrate the dark mystery of death.
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