Webster's English Dictionary

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poetry

po.et.ry \'po--*-tre-, esp South -it-re-\ n 1a: metrical writing : VERSE  
   1b: the productions of a poet : POEMS  2: writing that formulates a 
   concentrated imaginative awareness of experien ce in language chosen and 
   arranged to create a specific emotional response through meaning, sound, 
   and rhythm 3a: a quality that stirs the imagination  3b: a quality of 
   spontaneity and grace