PO'ETRY, noun [Gr.] Metrical composition; verse; as heroic poetry; dramatic poetry; lyric or Pindaric poetry 1. The art or practice of composing in verse. He excels in poetry 2. Poems; poetical composition. We take pleasure in reading poetry 3. This term is also applied to the language of excited imagination and feeling.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI