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po·e·sy

(pō′ĭ-zē, -sē)

n. pl. po·e·sies

1. Poetical works; poetry.

2. The art or practice of composing poems.

[Middle English poesie, from Old French, from Latin poēsis, from Greek poiēsis, from poiein, to create; see k^wei- in Indo-European roots.]

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poesy

(ˈpəʊɪzɪ)

n, pl -sies

1. (Poetry) an archaic word for poetry

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) poetic the art of writing poetry

3. (Poetry) archaic or poetic a poem or verse, esp one used as a motto

[C14: via Old French from Latin poēsis, from Greek, from poiēsis poetic art, creativity, from poiein to make]

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po•e•sy

(ˈpoʊ ə si, -zi)

n., pl. -sies.

1. poetry.

2. Archaic.

a. a poem or verse used as a motto.

b. a poem.

[1300–50; Middle English poesie < Middle French < Latin poēsis < Greek poíēsis fabrication, poetic art; see poet, -sis]

poesy

1. Archaic. poetry.
2. Obsolete, a poem.

Poesy

poems collectively, c. 1300; a bunch of flowers; a nosegay, 1572.

Example: poesy of flowers, 1629.

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Noun

poesy - literature in metrical form

poetry, verse

hush, stillness, still - (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"

epos - a body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme

literary genre, writing style, genre - a style of expressing yourself in writing

epic poetry, heroic poetry - poetry celebrating the deeds of some hero

dolor, dolour - (poetry) painful grief

Erin - an early name of Ireland that is now used in poetry

lyric - write lyrics for (a song)

relyric - write new lyrics for (a song)

rhyme, rime - compose rhymes

tag - supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes

alliterate - use alliteration as a form of poetry

poetise, poetize, verse, versify - compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga"

metrify - compose in poetic meter; "The bard metrified his poems very precisely"

spondaise, spondaize - make spondaic; "spondaize verses"

elegise, elegize - compose an elegy

sonnet - compose a sonnet

sonnet - praise in a sonnet

scan - conform to a metrical pattern

lyric - of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way); "lyric poetry"

sweet, sweetly - in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly'); "Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly"; "how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank"- Shakespeare; "talking sweet to each other"

poesy

noun

A poetic work or poetic works:

poem, poetry, rhyme, verse.

Translations

poesy

n (form: = poetry) → Lyrik f, → Poesie f (old)

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