1
as in song
writing that uses rhythm, vivid language, and often rhyme to provoke an emotional response
not all poetry has to rhyme
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as in rhetoric
the art or power of speaking or writing in a forceful and convincing way
the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King were filled with the kind of poetry that touches people of all races
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Recent Examples of poetry
A lot of poetry seems to me to be about reflecting on your trauma.
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Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
By the time Ross died, in 1951, and Shawn succeeded him, the fullness of the magazine—its blend of humor, art, deep reporting, criticism, poetry, and fiction, as well as its devotion to, among other values, accuracy and clarity—had come into focus.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
The author’s fiction and poetry have appeared in national literary journals, magazines and newspapers, including the Pioneer Press.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025
Revolutionary art, revolutionary poetry won’t patch the leak in the world.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
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Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
By the time Ross died, in 1951, and Shawn succeeded him, the fullness of the magazine—its blend of humor, art, deep reporting, criticism, poetry, and fiction, as well as its devotion to, among other values, accuracy and clarity—had come into focus.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
The author’s fiction and poetry have appeared in national literary journals, magazines and newspapers, including the Pioneer Press.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025
Revolutionary art, revolutionary poetry won’t patch the leak in the world.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poetry
Noun
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Watch Sandler's full song, featuring Rosenthal's cameo, above.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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The Blues Brothers bustled through two more songs (three total — just like Chalamet).—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2025
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The portfolio is better positioned to handle volatility if rhetoric escalates from here.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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This could be reflected in Putin's rhetoric moving forward.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Eisen’s version shows not the shrine but a nearby clearing, a still pool of water, and a stone slab displaying a verse by the Edo poet Matsuo Bashō.—
Hannah Walhout,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2025
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Richard Sherman died in May 2024 at the age of 95, but not before writing a third and final verse intended to debut in honor of the 60th anniversary of the song.—
Gretchen Eichenberg,
Fox News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Reporting for Box News, the faux network rhymes with another fake news organization known for spreading information, bearing a very familiar logo.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2025
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In 1925, Hass (rhymes with pass) was 33 years old and earning 25 cents an hour as a mail carrier in Pasadena.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
1 Feb. 2025
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Expect to use up multiple pens on this novel in verse, an elegiac meditation on poesy and religion.—
Katie Ward Beim-Esche,
The Christian Science Monitor,
23 Mar. 2018
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Andrew Lloyd Webber’s adaptation of T. S. Eliot’s feline poesy ends its Broadway revival.—
ALEXIS SOLOSKI,
New York Times,
21 Dec. 2017
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“Poetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poetry. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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