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poetry

poetry

Meaning of poetry

poems or the art of writing poems

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British English/ˈpəʊətri/
American English/ˈpoʊətri/
Russian transcription[pɐˈɛzʲɪjə]
poetry
poetry - поэзия
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poetry usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Поэзия может сделать обычные моменты особенными.

Poetry can make ordinary moments feel special.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она находила утешение в поэзии после школы.

She found comfort in poetry after school.

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What's the difference between poetry / verse / poem / lyric / ballad

🇬🇧English
poetry

поэзия — poems or the art of writing poems

A2Often

Poetry can make ordinary moments feel special.

Поэзия может сделать обычные моменты особенными.

P
🇬🇧English
poetry

the same meaning as the headword; the art or body of poems

B1Very Often

She studies poetry at university.

Она изучает поэзию в университете.

V
🇬🇧English
verse

poetic writing or lines of a poem; can refer to poetry as a form, but is a bit more literary and sometimes less broad than poetry

B1Often

The book includes verse by several modern poets.

В книге есть стихи нескольких современных поэтов.

P
🇬🇧English
poem

a single piece of poetry, not poetry as a whole art form

B1Very Often

This poem is one of her best-known works.

Это стихотворение — одна из её самых известных работ.

L
🇬🇧English
lyric

a short poem expressing personal feelings; sometimes a song text, so it is narrower than poetry

B1Often

The collection includes love lyrics and other short poems.

Сборник включает любовную лирику и другие короткие стихи.

B
🇬🇧English
ballad

a narrative poem or song, usually with a story; a specific type of poem, not poetry in general

B1Often

The old ballad tells the story of a lost sailor.

Старая баллада рассказывает историю о потерянном моряке.

S
🇬🇧English
sonnet

a 14-line poem with a fixed structure; a very specific type of poetry

B1Often

Shakespeare wrote many famous sonnets.

Шекспир написал много знаменитых сонетов.

H
🇬🇧English
haiku

a very short Japanese poem with a fixed form; a specific subtype of poetry

B1Often

She enjoys writing haiku about nature.

Ей нравится писать хайку о природе.

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poetry translation: поэзия. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce poetry

/ˈpəʊətri/

poetry translation

поэзия

poetry examples

Poetry can make ordinary moments feel special.

poetry transcription

/ˈpəʊətri/, /ˈpoʊətri/

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poetry meaning: what does it mean?

poems or the art of writing poems

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Poetry can make ordinary moments feel special. Translation: Поэзия может сделать обычные моменты особенными.

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