poetry

Definition

Examples

She enjoys reading poetry in the quiet hours before she goes to bed.

Word Family

Synonyms

• verseliterature in metrical form
• rhymescorrespondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

Collocations

• Easy read poetry before sleeping
  to look at and comprehend written text regarding poetry before sleeping
• Medium anthology of contemporary poetry
  describing anthology of contemporary poetry (a collection of selected literary passages)
• Hard lyrical elegance of classical poetry
  describing lyrical elegance of classical poetry (suitable for or suggestive of singing)
• Very Hard poetry in motion on the dance floor
  describing poetry in motion on the dance floor (literature in metrical form)