poetry

1 writing that uses rhythm, vivid language, and often rhyme to provoke an emotional response not all poetry has to rhyme Synonyms minstrelsy, poesy, song, verse Related Words rhyme (also rime); blank verse, free verse, vers libre Antonyms prose

2 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 Synonyms articulacy [chiefly British], articulateness, eloquence, rhetoricRelated Words expression, expressiveness; declamation, elocution, oratory; cogency, force, forcefulness, meaningfulness, persuasion, persuasiveness; ardor, emotion, fervency, fervidness, fervor, heat, intensity, passion, power, vehemence, warmthAntonyms inarticulateness