poetry

Signification

1. Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.
2. A poet's literary production.
3. An artistic quality that appeals to or evokes the emotions, in any medium; something having such a quality.

Coupé comme

po‧et‧ry

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpəʊɪtɹi/

Étymologie

From Middle English poetrye, poetrie, a borrowing from Old French pöeterie, pöetrie, from Medieval Latin poētria, from poēta (“poet”), from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs, “poet; author; maker”). Displaced native Old English lēoþcræft.

Phrases

In the middle is Apollo the god of art , music and poetry .

Au milieu est Apollo le dieu de l'art, de la musique et de la poésie.

He had a great memory for poetry and often quoted it at length .

Il avait un grand souvenir pour la poésie et l'a souvent cité longuement.