poetry

UK /ˈpəʊ.ɪ.tɹi/ US /ˈpoʊ.ə.tɹi/
noun 3

Collocations

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(noun.)

ADJ

good, great | classical | contemporary, modern | 18th-century, etc. | dramatic, epic, heroic, lyric, narrative | Modernist, Romantic, symbolist, etc. | love, pastoral, war, etc.

QUANT

line

She memorized several lines of poetry for her English class presentation.

piece | anthology, book, collection, volume

VERB + POETRY

compose, write | read | recite

learn by heart

My grandmother still enjoys reciting poems she learned by heart as a young student.

POETRY + NOUN

book, collection

reading

My brother performed some of his own work at the poetry reading last night.

competition, workshop | group

PREP

in ~

She discovered a deep love for nature by reading poetry in her teenage years.

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