Poetry vs. Poiesis — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Poetry and Poiesis
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Poetry
Poetry (derived from the Greek poiesis, "making") 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.
Poiesis
In philosophy, poiesis (from Ancient Greek: ποίησις) is "the activity in which a person brings something into being that did not exist before."Poiesis is etymologically derived from the ancient Greek term ποιεῖν, which means "to make". The word is also used as a suffix, as in the biological term hematopoiesis, the formation of blood cells.
Poetry
The act or practice of composing poems.
Poiesis
An act or process of creation.
Poetry
Poems regarded as forming a division of literature.
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Poetry
The poetic works of a given author, group, nation, or kind.
Poetry
Literature written in meter; verse.
Poetry
Prose that resembles a poem in some respect, as in vivid imagery or rhythmic sound.
Poetry
The essence or characteristic quality of a poem
"It is impossible to separate the 'poetry' in Paradise Lost from the peculiar doctrines that it enshrines" (T.S. Eliot).
Poetry
A quality that suggests poetry, as in grace, beauty, or harmony
The poetry of the dancer's movements.
Poetry
Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.
Poetry
A poet's literary production.
Poetry
(figurative) An artistic quality that appeals to or evokes the emotions, in any medium; something having such a quality.
That 'Swan Lake' choreography is poetry in motion, fitting the musical poetry of Tchaikovski's divine score well beyond the literary inspiration.
Poetry
The art of apprehending and interpreting ideas by the faculty of imagination; the art of idealizing in thought and in expression.
For poetry is the blossom and the fragrance of all human knowledge, human thoughts, human passions, emotions, language.
Poetry
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.
She taketh most delightIn music, instruments, and poetry.
Poetry
Literature in metrical form
Poetry
Any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling
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