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# poetry

«poetry» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **chosen for their sound, rhythm and pictures, often set…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (poetry — uncountable; a poem, poems)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Writing in which words are chosen for their sound, rhythm and pictures, often set out in short lines and sometimes rhyming. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poetry/#m1)

2) Poems as a group, or the poems of one writer or country. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poetry/#m2)

3) A quality of beauty and grace in something that is not writing: «the poetry of her dancing». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poetry/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah is said to share the style of biblical poetry in Psalms, Proverbs and Job, where depth stands for divine mystery. In the primary lessons: In school English pupils read poetry, learn it by heart, spot rhyme, rhythm, similes and repetition, and write their own. A «poetry recital» or «poetry slam» is a performance. In church the Psalms are poetry from the Bible. Phrases: «write poetry», «a book of poetry», «poetry in motion».

### examples

- Depth [note 15: עוֹמֶק ʽomeq ‘depth’ here is based on the metaphor of עֲמֻקָּה ʽamuqqah ‘deepness’ as a symbol of divine mystery, as found in Biblical poetry, ex. [Job 11:8], [Psalms 64:7], [Ecclesiastes 7:24]. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poetry/#x1)
- We are studying poetry in English this week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poetry/#x2)
- Her poetry is full of the sea and the wind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poetry/#x3)
- Each pupil read a poem at the poetry assembly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poetry/#x4)
- The Psalms are some of the oldest poetry in the Bible. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poetry/#x5)
- Not all poetry rhymes; some is free verse. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poetry/#x6)
- Watching the gymnast was like poetry in motion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poetry/#x7)
- Grandma keeps a book of Irish poetry by her bed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poetry/#x8)
- He won a prize in the school poetry competition. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poetry/#x9)
- Here is true poetry in nature. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poetry/#x10)

### note

«Poetry» is uncountable: say «some poetry» or «a poem», never «a poetry» or «poetries». A poet writes poems; the whole art is poetry. Do not confuse with «poultry» (chickens and ducks). Myth: poems do not have to rhyme.

### In the corpora

- [Rowing home in the evening sun, the Rat is murmuring poetry to himself.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/28-willows-ch1-part4-sploosh/0/)
- [«The poetry of motion!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/32-willows-ch2-part4-the-wreck-and-the-new-craze/5/)
- [The poetry of motion!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/32-willows-ch2-part4-the-wreck-and-the-new-craze/21/)
- [Free verse is poetry without regular rhyme; poems use line breaks, imagery and rhythm, not only rhyme.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/25-reading-poems-meaning-sound-and-pictures/24/)
- [Free verse is poetry without a regular rhyme or beat; it uses line breaks and images instead.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/45-poetry-rhyme-and-rhythm/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «poetry» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/poetry/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.