Prosody vs. Poetry

Prosodynoun

(linguistics) The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.

Prosodynoun

(poetry) The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse.

Prosodynoun

That part of grammar which treats of the quantity of syllables, of accent, and of the laws of versification or metrical composition.

Prosodynoun

the patterns of stress and intonation in a language

Prosodynoun

(prosody) a system of versification

Prosodynoun

the study of poetic meter and the art of versification

Poetrynoun

Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.

Poetrynoun

A poet's literary production.

Poetrynoun

(figurative) An artistic quality that appeals to or evokes the emotions, in any medium; something having such a quality.

Poetrynoun

The art of apprehending and interpreting ideas by the faculty of imagination; the art of idealizing in thought and in expression.

Poetrynoun

Imaginative language or composition, whether expressed rhythmically or in prose. Specifically: Metrical composition; verse; rhyme; poems collectively; as, heroic poetry; dramatic poetry; lyric or Pindaric poetry.

Poetrynoun

literature in metrical form

Poetrynoun

any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling

Poetry

Poetry (derived from the Greek poiesis, ) is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language—such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre—to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, the prosaic ostensible meaning. Poetry has a long and varied history, evolving differentially across the globe.