poetry's
Of the lyrical art
Poetry's is the possessive form of poetry, indicating something belonging to or associated with the art form: poetry's power to move us, poetry's long history.
It can also be a contraction of "poetry is" or "poetry has" in casual speech: Poetry's not dead.
Think deeply about
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- craftSkilled manual art
- voiceSound from throat
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
wordsmith · composition · imagination · artistry · creation · lyricism · evocation · distillation
Metered poetic passage
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- rhymeMatching terminal sounds
- meterDevice that measures usage
- imageryVivid descriptive language
metaphor · sonnet · haiku · ode · elegy · ballad · couplet · lyric
Aesthetic excellence
- soulInnermost animating essence
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- passionIntense emotional drive
- longingIntense, persistent desire
melancholy · joy · sorrow · transcendence · wonder · intimacy · vulnerability · catharsis
Classical Japanese verse form
- villanelleRepeating-refrain verse structure
- hafizComplete Quran memorizer
- anthologyCollected literary works volume
- recitationOral delivery from memory
oral tradition · bardic · troubadour · griot · spoken word · slam
muse
Think deeply about
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- craftSkilled manual art
- voiceSound from throat
expression · wordsmith · composition · imagination · artistry · creation · lyricism · evocation · distillation · revision
verse
Metered poetic passage
imagery · metaphor · sonnet · haiku · ode · elegy · ballad · couplet · lyric · epic
beauty
Aesthetic excellence
longing · melancholy · joy · sorrow · transcendence · wonder · intimacy · vulnerability · catharsis · reverence
tanka
Classical Japanese verse form
- villanelleRepeating-refrain verse structure
- hafizComplete Quran memorizer
- anthologyCollected literary works volume
recitation · oral tradition · bardic · troubadour · griot · spoken word · slam
- nonsense poetryPlayfully meaningless literary form
- war poetryVerse about armed conflict
- traditional poetryFormally structured literary verse
- poetry in motionEffortlessly beautiful movement
- poetry slamCompetitive spoken-word event
- love poetryPoems expressing romantic affection