Poetry
noun
A form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language to express emotions or ideas.
Emily Dickinson is well known for her poetry.
Often appears as...
- romantic poetry
- poetry book
noun
A quality of beauty and intense emotion regarded as characteristic of poems.
There's a certain poetry in the way she moves.
Often appears as...
- poetry of motion
- poetry of emotion
noun
Pieces of writing that are set out in short lines with words chosen for their sound and the images they suggest, not just for their obvious meanings.
Her book is a collection of poetry and short stories.
Often appears as...
- modern poetry
- classic poetry
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Literary
noun
A form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language to express emotions or ideas.
Emily Dickinson is well known for her poetry.
Often appears as...
- romantic poetry
- poetry book
noun
A quality of beauty and intense emotion regarded as characteristic of poems.
There's a certain poetry in the way she moves.
Often appears as...
- poetry of motion
- poetry of emotion
noun
Pieces of writing that are set out in short lines with words chosen for their sound and the images they suggest, not just for their obvious meanings.
Her book is a collection of poetry and short stories.
Often appears as...
- modern poetry
- classic poetry
Usage tips
Literary
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Expression
Poetry often conveys deep emotions, not just facts or ideas.
Her poetry captures the joy and sorrow of life.
Pro Tip 2/3Rhythmic Language
The flow and rhythm of words are a key part of poetry.
The poetry had a melody that entranced the audience.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Prosaic
Poetry uses structured verses, unlike prose with ordinary grammatical structure.
Poetry's structured verses make it different from prose narratives.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Expression
Poetry often conveys deep emotions, not just facts or ideas.
Her poetry captures the joy and sorrow of life.
Pro Tip 2/3Rhythmic Language
The flow and rhythm of words are a key part of poetry.
The poetry had a melody that entranced the audience.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Prosaic
Poetry uses structured verses, unlike prose with ordinary grammatical structure.
Poetry's structured verses make it different from prose narratives.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Expression
Poetry often conveys deep emotions, not just facts or ideas.
Her poetry captures the joy and sorrow of life.
Pro Tip 2/3Rhythmic Language
The flow and rhythm of words are a key part of poetry.
The poetry had a melody that entranced the audience.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Prosaic
Poetry uses structured verses, unlike prose with ordinary grammatical structure.
Poetry's structured verses make it different from prose narratives.
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What makes a poem … a...
toe the line between visual art and poetry. Meanwhile, E.E. Cummings wrote poems whose shapes were as important as the words themselves, in this case amplifying the sad loneliness of a single leaf falling through space. If the visual nature of poetry faded into the background, perhaps we'd be left with music,
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Did Shakespeare write...
It can help us determine when a work was written, whether an ancient text is a forgery, whether a student has committed plagiarism, or if that email you just received is of a high priority or spam. And does the timeless poetry of Shakespeare's lines just boil down to numbers and statistics? Not quite.
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Poetry makes people...
trees are real hit with middle school boys I can tell you that and yes it is certainly silly and perhaps even a little bit vulgar and although I usually mean it in mild jest it's also pretty helpful for me whenever I travel to schools and colleges to perform and teach spoken word poetry I always meet
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Eduardo Sáenz de...
because mathematics have a meaning all their own -- a beautiful edifice with its own logic -- and that there's no point in constantly searching for all possible applications. What's the use of poetry? What's the use of love? What's the use of life itself? What kind of question is that?
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Why Shakespeare loved...
Of course, most lines of Shakespeare's plays are written in regular prose. But if you read carefully, you'll notice that Shakespeare's characters turn to poetry, and iambic pentameter in particular, for many of the same reasons that we look to poetry in our own lives.
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Spotting the World's...
The amount of slate they must have got out of this mountain. Explosions were used and now it's been abandoned, but now we have this explosion of wildlife. I mean, it's very beautiful. But it's the cheesiest line I've ever heard Yussef! I thought it was poetry.
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Lemon Andersen performs...
all I ever wanted to do was transcend poetry to the world. See, it wasn't enough for me to write a book. It wasn't enough for me to join a slam competition, and while those things hold weight, it wasn't the driving force that pushes the pen to the pad.
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The poet who painted...
On the other, the forms of artistic expression made possible through surrealism, cubism, and new inventions, like the cinema and the phonograph. Within that divide, through the creation of his most important contribution to poetry, the calligram,
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TED-Ed Clubs:...
their actions, their art, their poetry, their protests, their questions, their code, their dreams. It's this generation's ideas that will define the future of our world.
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This Man’s Words Will...
when my poetry comes from my mind in falls flat it has to come from somewhere deeper it has to carry an emotional
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What makes a poem … a...
toe the line between visual art and poetry. Meanwhile, E.E. Cummings wrote poems whose shapes were as important as the words themselves, in this case amplifying the sad loneliness of a single leaf falling through space. If the visual nature of poetry faded into the background, perhaps we'd be left with music,
Video examples
Did Shakespeare write...
It can help us determine when a work was written, whether an ancient text is a forgery, whether a student has committed plagiarism, or if that email you just received is of a high priority or spam. And does the timeless poetry of Shakespeare's lines just boil down to numbers and statistics? Not quite.
Video examples
Poetry makes people...
trees are real hit with middle school boys I can tell you that and yes it is certainly silly and perhaps even a little bit vulgar and although I usually mean it in mild jest it's also pretty helpful for me whenever I travel to schools and colleges to perform and teach spoken word poetry I always meet
Video examples
Eduardo Sáenz de...
because mathematics have a meaning all their own -- a beautiful edifice with its own logic -- and that there's no point in constantly searching for all possible applications. What's the use of poetry? What's the use of love? What's the use of life itself? What kind of question is that?
Video examples
Why Shakespeare loved...
Of course, most lines of Shakespeare's plays are written in regular prose. But if you read carefully, you'll notice that Shakespeare's characters turn to poetry, and iambic pentameter in particular, for many of the same reasons that we look to poetry in our own lives.
Video examples
Spotting the World's...
The amount of slate they must have got out of this mountain. Explosions were used and now it's been abandoned, but now we have this explosion of wildlife. I mean, it's very beautiful. But it's the cheesiest line I've ever heard Yussef! I thought it was poetry.
Video examples
Lemon Andersen performs...
all I ever wanted to do was transcend poetry to the world. See, it wasn't enough for me to write a book. It wasn't enough for me to join a slam competition, and while those things hold weight, it wasn't the driving force that pushes the pen to the pad.
Video examples
The poet who painted...
On the other, the forms of artistic expression made possible through surrealism, cubism, and new inventions, like the cinema and the phonograph. Within that divide, through the creation of his most important contribution to poetry, the calligram,
Video examples
TED-Ed Clubs:...
their actions, their art, their poetry, their protests, their questions, their code, their dreams. It's this generation's ideas that will define the future of our world.
Video examples
This Man’s Words Will...
when my poetry comes from my mind in falls flat it has to come from somewhere deeper it has to carry an emotional
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
As things are, and as fundamentally they must always be, poetry is not a career, but a mug's game. No honest poet can ever feel quite sure of the permanent value of what he has written: He may have wasted his time and messed up his life for nothing.
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Amanda Gorman
American Poet
Poetry is - it's an art form, but, to me, it's also a weapon, it's also an instrument. It's the ability to make ideas that have been known, felt and said. And that's a real, I think, type of duty for the poet.
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John Cooper Clarke
English Poet
When you write poetry you are always addressing the world somehow.
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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Indian Statesman
Poetry comes from the highest happiness or the deepest sorrow.
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Edgar Allan Poe
American Poet
With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.
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Peter Davison
American Poet
But poetry is my life. Poetry is what matters to me.
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Samuel Johnson
English Writer
Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.
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Robert Frost
American Poet
Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German Writer
Personality is everything in art and poetry.
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Julia Michaels
American Musician
I've written poetry most of my life.
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
As things are, and as fundamentally they must always be, poetry is not a career, but a mug's game. No honest poet can ever feel quite sure of the permanent value of what he has written: He may have wasted his time and messed up his life for nothing.
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Amanda Gorman
American Poet
Poetry is - it's an art form, but, to me, it's also a weapon, it's also an instrument. It's the ability to make ideas that have been known, felt and said. And that's a real, I think, type of duty for the poet.
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John Cooper Clarke
English Poet
When you write poetry you are always addressing the world somehow.
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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Indian Statesman
Poetry comes from the highest happiness or the deepest sorrow.
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Edgar Allan Poe
American Poet
With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.
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Peter Davison
American Poet
But poetry is my life. Poetry is what matters to me.
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Samuel Johnson
English Writer
Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.
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Robert Frost
American Poet
Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German Writer
Personality is everything in art and poetry.
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Julia Michaels
American Musician
I've written poetry most of my life.
Example 1 of 10
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