poetry
poetry
(pōʹĭ-trē) noun
Abbr. poet.
1.
The art or work of a poet.
2.
a. Poems regarded as forming a division of literature. b. The poetic works of a given author, group, nation, or kind.
3. A piece of literature written in meter; verse.
4. Prose that resembles a poem in some respect, as in form or sound.
5. The essence or characteristic quality of a poem.
6. The quality of a poem, as possessed by an object, act, or experience: the poetry of the dance movements.
[Middle English poetrie, from Old French, from Medieval Latin poētria, from Latin poēta, poet. See
poet.]