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poetry

/ˈpəʊɪtɹi/

An illustration for poetry

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

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

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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)

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