line+of+poetry
11line — line1 [līn] n. [ME merging OE, a cord, with OFr ligne (both < L linea, lit., linen thread, n. use of fem. of lineus, of flax < linum, flax)] 1. a) a cord, rope, wire, string, or the like b) a long, fine, strong cord with a hook, sinker,… …
12POETRY — This article is arranged according to the following outline (for modern poetry, see hebrew literature , Modern; see also prosody ): biblical poetry introduction the search for identifiable indicators of biblical poetry the presence of poetry in… …
13poetry — poetryless, adj. /poh i tree/, n. 1. the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts. 2. literary work in metrical form; verse. 3. prose with poetic qualities. 4. poetic… …
14poetry — ‘All good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings’ (William Wordsworth, 1801). The distinction in modern literature between prose and poetry is difficult to apply to the Bible, but there is a tradition that regards certain OT… …
15Poetry of the United States — The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified thirteen colonies (although before this, a strong oral tradition often likened to poetry existed among Native American societies [Einhorn, Lois J.… …
16Poetry of Mao Zedong — Mao Zedong (1893 1976), the first Chairman of the Communist Party of China and leader of the People s Republic of China for nearly 30 years, wrote poetry, much of it written during the Red Army s epic retreat during the Long March of 1934… …
17poetry — It is a commonly acknowledged truism that reading and writing poetry are both valued and difficult exercises. Poetry has an important cultural position because it is often manifestly difficult, made so by the apparent obscurity of its… …
18Poetry (magazine) — Infobox Magazine title = Poetry image size = 100px image caption = editor = Christian Wiman editor title = Editor previous editor = Harriet Monroe (1912 36) Morton Dauwen Zabel (1936 37) George Dillon (1937 42) (group) (1942 49) Hayden Carruth… …
19poetry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Expression in poems Nouns 1. poetry, ars poetica, poesy, poeticism, poetics, metrics; balladry, the gay science; Muse, Calliope, Erato; versification, rhyming, prosody, orthometry, scansion. See writing …
20Poetry — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Poetry >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 poetry poetry poetics poesy Muse Calliope tuneful Nine Parnassus Helicon Pierides Pierian spring GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 versification versifica …
