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po·et·ry

poetry

 
 
pronunciation:
po ih tri
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: "Poetry" is a word we use when we talk about poems or the type of writing that is in poems. If you write poetry, it means you write poems.
Our teacher thinks we should study poetry, and she wants us to learn a poem once a week.
similar words:
poems
definition 2: When you read poetry, you read the writing of a poet.
We learned a poem in school by a man named Robert Frost. Our teacher said he is famous for his poetry.
synonyms:
art, rhyming
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