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Poetry is a style of writing that uses a formal organization and that is often divided up into lines or stanzas. It can also refer to something beautiful. (noun)

An example of poetry is the works of Robert Frost.
An example of poetry is a beautiful song.

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noun

the art, theory, or structure of poems
poems; poetical works
1. poetic qualities; the rhythm, feelings, spirit, etc. of poems
2. the expression or embodiment of such qualities

See poetry in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(pōˈĭ-trē)

noun

The art or work of a poet.
a. Poems regarded as forming a division of literature.
b. The poetic works of a given author, group, nation, or kind.
A piece of literature written in meter; verse.
Prose that resembles a poem in some respect, as in form or sound.
The essence or characteristic quality of a poem.
A quality that suggests poetry, as in grace, beauty, or harmony: the poetry of the dancer's movements.

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