poetry

Lyrik, Dichtung

Gedichte als eine bestimmte Form von Literatur betrachtet.

In einfachem Englisch: Poems considered together as a type of writing.

• I love reading poetry.
• We studied modern poetry at school.
• Do you prefer poetry or novels?

Synonyme: verse, poems

Gegenteile: prose

Häufige Wendungen: read poetry, modern poetry, love poetry, poetry and prose

Dichtkunst, Dichten

Die Kunst oder Tätigkeit, Gedichte zu schreiben.

In einfachem Englisch: The art or activity of creating poems.

• She enjoys writing poetry.
• Our teacher introduced us to the art of poetry.
• He taught poetry at a local writing workshop.

Synonyme: verse writing, versification

Häufige Wendungen: write poetry, poetry workshop, art of poetry

Gedichte, Gedichtsammlung

Mehrere Gedichte, die zu einer Sammlung zusammengefasst sind.

In einfachem Englisch: A collection of poems gathered together.

• I bought a book of poetry.
• This collection of poetry includes twenty short poems.
• Her selected poetry was published last year.

Synonyme: poems, verse

Häufige Wendungen: book of poetry, collection of poetry, collected poetry

Dichtung, Gedichte

Die Gedichte, die eine bestimmte Person geschrieben hat.

In einfachem Englisch: The poems written by a particular person.

• Her poetry is full of humour.
• His early poetry explored life in the city.
• The poet's later poetry became quieter and more personal.

Synonyme: poems, verse

Häufige Wendungen: early poetry, someone's poetry, later poetry

Poesie

Worte oder Äußerungen, die besonders schön klingen oder tief berühren.

In einfachem Englisch: Words or speech that sound especially beautiful or moving.

• Her words were pure poetry.
• There was poetry in the way he described the sea.
• Even her ordinary greetings sounded like poetry.

Synonyme: eloquence

Häufige Wendungen: pure poetry, sheer poetry, poetry in words