poetry
Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊɪtri/
noun
- literary work in which the expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature: he felt a desire to investigate through poetry the subjects of pain and death she glanced at the papers and saw some lines of poetry he is chiefly famous for his love poetry
- a quality of beauty and intensity of emotion regarded as characteristic of poems: poetry and fire are nicely balanced in the music
- something regarded as comparable to poetry in its beauty: the music department is housed in a building which is pure poetry
Origin:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin poetria, from Latin poeta 'poet'. In early use the word sometimes referred to creative literature in general