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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
When writers see and manipulate structure, words become poetry.
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Rebecca Coffey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
But inside there’s big honesty and big poetry.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
His current such project is The Effects of Gravity, a stage performance combining equal parts astrophysics, poetry, and music.
—Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
To fertilize with stories the lost farm, and something from the wreckage and corruption might bloom—even if only poetry and pictures like these.
—Andrew Berardini, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2025
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Rebecca Coffey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
But inside there’s big honesty and big poetry.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
His current such project is The Effects of Gravity, a stage performance combining equal parts astrophysics, poetry, and music.
—Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
To fertilize with stories the lost farm, and something from the wreckage and corruption might bloom—even if only poetry and pictures like these.
—Andrew Berardini, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poetry
Noun
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At the end of their week, campers get a chance to perform their band’s songs live with the stars.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Why not gather all their best songs to date, tape ‘em in front of an excited fanbase, and give em another shot?—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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Between February and May, when Dudek’s tenure ended, his erratic rhetoric and decisions routinely made front-page news.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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By moving from rhetoric to large-scale military action, Maduro is signaling that Venezuela will fight drug trafficking on its own terms while resisting Washington's narrative of Caracas as a narco-state.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Drake isn’t the only person in the Degrassi-verse who’s been taking legal action lately.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Pärt often lets the number of syllables in a word, the length of a phrase or verse, and the sound of a language shape his formulas.—
Jeffers Engelhardt,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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There exist phenomenon that defy explanation, trends unfolding with no rhyme, no reason.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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But that’s just one part of Earl’s artistic arsenal; he’s shown an ability to get rhymes off on a variety of production.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
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Kosann and Mirojnick designed three core styles for the collection: a poesy ring, a charm and a locket.—
EJ Panaligan,
Variety,
15 Nov. 2022
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What makes the collection particularly unique is Kosann’s approach to reinventing classics—like the lockets, charms, and poesy rings that she’s reinterpreted in the past—but also Evert’s unique experience of being so connected to the tennis bracelet.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
17 Aug. 2022
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“Poetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poetry. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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