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   Po·et·ry

   /ˈpōətrē/

   

   noun

   • 1. literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature: "he is chiefly famous for his love poetry"
   • ▪ a quality of beauty and intensity of emotion regarded as characteristic of poems: "poetry and fire are nicely balanced in the music"
   • ▪ something regarded as comparable to poetry in its beauty: "the music department is housed in a building that is pure poetry"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin poetria, from Latin poeta ‘poet’. In early use the word sometimes referred to creative literature in general.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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