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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
poetry
/ˈpəʊɪtɹi/
noun
Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.
- “I write poetry out of love, not out of duty.”Tatoeba
- “The rhythm of poetry changes from one writer to another.”Tatoeba
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)