Prosody vs. Poetry — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Prosody and Poetry
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Prosody
The study of the metrical structure of verse.
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.
Prosody
A particular system of versification.
Poetry
The act or practice of composing poems.
Prosody
The set of speech variables, including rhythm, speed, pitch, and relative emphasis, that distinguish vocal patterns.
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Poetry
Poems regarded as forming a division of literature.
Prosody
(linguistics) The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.
Poetry
The poetic works of a given author, group, nation, or kind.
Prosody
(poetry) The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse.
Poetry
Literature written in meter; verse.
Prosody
That part of grammar which treats of the quantity of syllables, of accent, and of the laws of versification or metrical composition.
Poetry
Prose that resembles a poem in some respect, as in vivid imagery or rhythmic sound.
Prosody
The patterns of stress and intonation in a language
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).
Prosody
(prosody) a system of versification
Poetry
A quality that suggests poetry, as in grace, beauty, or harmony
The poetry of the dancer's movements.
Prosody
The study of poetic meter and the art of versification
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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