poesy

po·e·sy

noun \ˈpō-ə-zē, -sē\

plural po·e·sies

Definition of POESY

1

a : a poem or body of poems b : poetry c : artificial or sentimentalized poetic writing

2

: poetic inspiration

Examples of POESY

1. <in olden days young gentlemen were expected to be proficient in the art of poesy>

Origin of POESY

Middle English poesie, from Middle French, from Latin poesis, from Greek poiēsis, literally, creation, from poiein

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to POESY

Synonyms: minstrelsy, poetry, song, verse

Antonyms: prose

Related Words: rhyme (also rime); blank verse, free verse, vers libre

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Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, prosody