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20 Poets on the Meaning of Poetry “Poetry, in a general sense, may be defined to be ‘the expression of the imagination’: and poetry is connate with the origin of man.”. “Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful that which is distorted.”. “Poetry is a sword of lightning, ever unsheathed, which consumes the scabbard that would contain it.”.
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- Poetry is an imaginative awareness of experience expressed through meaning, sound, and rhythmic language choices so as to evoke an emotional response. Poetry has been known to employ meter and rhyme, but this is by no means necessary. Poetry is an ancient form that has gone through numerous and drastic reinvention over time.
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- lyric poetry. - Characterized by an expression of the poet's personal feelings—and originally descriptive of songs accompanied by the lyre (examples are John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley). See also related terms for songs.
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GEORGE VOLCEANOV 1 Poetrythe art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts. 2  Poetryliterary work in metrical form; verse. 3  Poetryprose with poetic qualities. 4  poetic qualities however manifested:the poetry of simple acts and things.
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Three Genres of Poetry Dramatic. Any drama written in verse which is meant to be spoken, usually to tell a story or portray a situation. The majority of dramatic poetry is written in blank verse. Other forms of dramatic poetry include, but are not limited to, dramatic monologues, rhyme verse and closet drama.
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Poetry In addition to specific forms of poems, poetry is often thought of in terms of different genres and subgenres. A poetic genre is generally a tradition or classification of poetry based on the subject matter, style, or other broader literary characteristics. Some commentators view genres as natural forms of literature.
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lyric lyric - of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way); lyric poetry. lyric. 1. (of poetry) songlike, musical, lyrical, expressive, melodic His splendid short stories and lyric poetry.
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Lyric Definition A poem that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the poet. NA. [n] a short poem of songlike quality. [n] the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; his compositions always started with the lyrics; he wrote both words and music; the song uses colloquial language.
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lyric (lĭr′ĭk) adj. 1. a. Of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style or form. b. Relating to or constituting a poem in this category, such as a sonnet or ode. c. Of or relating to a writer of poems in this category. 2. Lyrical.
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Blank Verse Definition Poetry Definition. A type of poetry, distinguished by having a regular meter, but no rhyme. In English, the meter most commonly used with blank verse has been iambic pentameter. The iambic pentameter form often resembles the rhythms of speech. Verse that does not employ a rhyme scheme.
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- Updated June 10, 2014. Definition: Poetry is an imaginative awareness of experience expressed through meaning, sound, and rhythmic language choices so as to evoke an emotional response. Poetry has been known to employ meter and rhyme, but this is by no means necessary.
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Difference Between Poem and Poetry Definition of poetry - literary work in which the expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems c Definition of poetry - literary work in which the expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems c
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- genre definitionS Poetry: Poetry encompasses many diverse forms and subjects. Some of these include free verse, blank verse, limericks, haiku, and so on. Poetry expresses intense emotions and reflections as it is usually written in a compressed form.
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poem a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject. 2. a prose poem from the Scriptures; a symphonic poem.
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Lyric Definition and Examples of Literary Terms. Lyric is a collection of verses and choruses, making up a complete song, or a short and non-narrative poem. A lyric uses a single speaker, who expresses personal emotions or thoughts.
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- VERSE. A line of writing arranged in a metrical pattern, i.e., a line of poetry. Also, a piece of poetry or a particular form of poetry such as free verse, blank verse, etc., or the art or work of a poet.
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- Full Definition of POET. 1. : one who writes poetry: a maker of verses. 2. : one (as a creative artist) of great imaginative and expressive capabilities and special sensitivity to the medium.
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Literary terms stanza. a group of verse lines forming a section of a poem and sharing the same structure as all or some of the other sections of the same poem, in terms of the lengths of its lines, its meter, and usually its rhyme scheme.
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Free Verse Definition of Poetry Poetry is piece of literature written by a poet in meter or verse expressing various emotions which are expressed by the use of variety of techniques including metaphors, similes and onomatopoeia. Definition of Meter Literary Term. 2  Literary term. 3  Free Educational resource and example of this literary term of Literary Terms. 4  Structure, form and Literary Term. 5  Example of poem and poetry illustrating Meter Literary Term. 6  Examples of Poetry Types and Poetry terms. 7  Word Association to convey emotion.
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Sound poetry Sound poetry. Sound poetry is an artistic form bridging literary and musical composition, in which the phonetic aspects of human speech are foregrounded instead of more conventional semantic and syntactic values; verse without words. By definition, sound poetry is intended primarily for performance.
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poetry poetry /ˈpəʊɪtrɪ/ n literature in metrical form; verse the art or craft of writing verse poetic qualities, spirit, or feeling in anything anything resembling poetry in rhythm, beauty, etc Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin poētria, from Latin poēta poet.
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Definition of Genre Poetry. Poetry is the first major literary genre. All types of poetry share specific characteristics. In fact, poetry is a form of text that follows a meter and rhythm, with each line and syllable. It is further subdivided into different genres, such an epic poem, narrative, romantic, dramatic, and lyric. Dramatic poetry includes melodrama, tragedy, and comedy, while other poems includes ode, sonnet, elegy, ballad, song, and epic.
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- Poetry is form of writing that emphasizes rhythm, other difficult patterns of sound and images, and the many possible ways that words can form to suggest a meaning.
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Meter Literary Term Definition of Poetry Poetry is piece of literature written by a poet in meter or verse expressing various emotions which are expressed by the use of variety of techniques including metaphors, similes and onomatopoeia.efinition of Poetry Poetry is piece of literature written by a poet in meter or verse expressing various emotions which are expressed by the use of variety of techniques including metaphors, similes and onomatopoeia.
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Table of Contents Poetry is a special kind of writing that uses the sound and rhythm of words to tell a story and to make the reader feel a certain way. These feelings are created through setting, mood, and tone. Setting is the time and place a story or poem takes place in. Mood and tone have to do with how the poem makes you feel.