LC control no. | gf2014026481 |
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Thesaurus/term list | lcgft |
Genre/Form term | Poetry |
Variant(s) | Lyrics (Poetry) Poems Poetic literature Rhymes (Poetry) Rimes (Poetry) Verse (Poetry) Verses (Poetry) |
See also | Literature |
Found in | Oxford dictionaries website, July 9, 2014 (poetry: Literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature. Synonyms: poems, verse, versification, metrical composition, rhymes, balladry, archaic: poesy) Merriam-Webster online, July 18, 2014 (rhyme 1: a (1) : rhyming verse (2) : poetry. b : a composition in verse that rhymes. Variant: rime) De Vries, L.P. The nature of poetic literature, 1930. Puttenham, G. The art of English poesy, 2007. Sidney, P. The defence of poesie, 1908. Cameron, G.F. Lyrics on freedom, love and death, ©1973: p. v ("George Frederick Cameron, the author of the following poems") |