poetry

  1. Noun.  The class of literature comprising poems.
  2. Noun.  Composition in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns.
  3. Noun.  A poet's literary production.
  4. Noun.  A 'poetical' quality, artistic and/or artfull, which appeals or stirs the imagination, in any medium.

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