Poetry - English meaning

noun

Ballads collectively.

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A send-up of movie love balladry

plural noun

Improvised verses in welsh sung to the accompaniment of a harp, especially in contest at an eisteddfod.

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Penillion singing

noun

A piece of writing in which the expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity by particular attention to diction (sometimes involving rhyme), rhythm, and imagery.

Usage examples:

The sun is an important symbol in this poem

noun

A piece of writing in which the words are carefully chosen for the images and ideas they suggest, and in which the sounds of the words when read aloud often follow a particular rhythmic pattern

noun

Poetry.

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They were enamoured of poesy and the fine arts

noun

Poetry

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He believed he would have been hailed more publicly if he had written poesy instead of prose., in t…

noun

Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.

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Poetic features such as rhythm, rhyme, and alliteration

verb

(of a word, syllable, or line) have or end with a sound that corresponds to another.

Usage examples:

Balloon rhymes with moon

verb

(of words) to have the same final sound, or to use words that have the same final sound

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[ i ] "love" and "above" rhyme., [ c ] can you think of a rhyme for "orange"?, [ u ] she does not u…

adjective

(of a word, syllable, or line) having or ending with an identical or corresponding sound to another.

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Pick a word such as 'pack', and then think of several rhyming words, such as 'stack' or 'sack'

verb

(of a word, syllable, or line) have or end with a sound that corresponds to another.

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Balloon rhymes with moon

verb

Present participle of rhyme

Usage examples:

"blue" and "flew" rhyme., can you think of a word that rhymes with "orange"?

noun

Writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme.

Usage examples:

A lament in verse

verb

Speak in or compose verse; versify.

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He began to verse extemporaneously in her ear

combining form

Denoting an area of activity or interest or a section of society distinguished by a particular characteristic.

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Mediaverse

noun

Writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme.

Usage examples:

A lament in verse

verb

Speak in or compose verse; versify.

Usage examples:

He began to verse extemporaneously in her ear

noun

Writing that is arranged in a rhythmic pattern; poems

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[ u ] she has a talent for writing humorous verse., [ c ] we’ll sing only the first and last verses.

noun

The form of a poem, especially one whose lines have a regular rhythm

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The apparent casualness disguises the formality of the versification., he abandoned traditional ver…