Synonyms and antonyms of Poetry and poets in British Thesaurus

alliteration (noun)

the use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words in a sentence, especially in poetry

bard (noun)

literary a poet

conceit (noun)

a clever and unusual idea or way of comparing things, especially in poetry

iambic pentameter (noun)

a common pattern used in English poetry, in which each line contains five iambs

imbongi (noun)

South African in traditional African society, a poet and singer who praises the chief or other important figure

metaphysical (adjective)

relating to a group of 17th century English poets who used complicated images to express ideas

metre (noun)

literature the patterns of sounds and rhythms in poetry

metric (adjective)

literature metrical

metrical (adjective)

relating to the patterns of sounds and rhythms in poetry

O (interjection)

literary used in poetry for addressing someone or something

o’er (adverb)

literary a word meaning ‘over’, used in poetry

poesy (noun)

an old word meaning ‘poetry’

poet (noun)

someone who writes poetry

poetic (adjective)

connected with poetry or having the qualities of poetry

Poet Laureate (noun)

someone who is chosen to write poems for important national events

poetry (noun)

poems

prosody (noun)

the patterns of sounds and beats in poetry

rhyme (noun)

the use of words that are rhymes, especially in poetry

rhyme (verb)

if two words or lines of poetry rhyme, they end with a similar sound

rhyme (verb)

to produce rhymes

rhythm (noun)

literature a regular pattern of syllables in poetry

rime (noun)

an old spelling of ‘rhyme’

scan (verb)

literature if poetry scans, it has a regular rhythm (=pattern of beats)

scansion (noun)

the rhythm (=pattern of beats) of a poem