poetry

poésie

Les poèmes considérés dans leur ensemble comme un genre littéraire.

En anglais simple : Poems considered together as a type of writing.

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

Synonymes : verse, poems

Contraires : prose

Expressions courantes : read poetry, modern poetry, love poetry, poetry and prose

poésie

Art ou activité qui consiste à écrire des poèmes.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : verse writing, versification

Expressions courantes : write poetry, poetry workshop, art of poetry

poèmes, poésie

Ensemble de poèmes rassemblés.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : poems, verse

Expressions courantes : book of poetry, collection of poetry, collected poetry

poésie, poèmes

Ensemble des poèmes écrits par une personne donnée.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : poems, verse

Expressions courantes : early poetry, someone's poetry, later poetry

poésie

Mots ou paroles d’une beauté particulièrement émouvante.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : eloquence

Expressions courantes : pure poetry, sheer poetry, poetry in words