n. | 1. | The art of apprehending and interpreting ideas by the faculty of imagination; the art of idealizing in thought and in expression. |
2. | Imaginative language or composition, whether expressed rhythmically or in prose. Specifically: Metrical composition; verse; rhyme; poems collectively; |
Noun | 1. | poetry - literature in metrical form |
2. | poetry - any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling |