Poetry and Story

Poetry

Poetry noun - Writing that uses rhythm, vivid language, and often rhyme to provoke an emotional response.

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Story and poetry are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Story" instead a noun "Poetry".

Nearby Words: poetic, poem, poet, poetical, poetically

Story noun - A work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel.

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Poetry and story are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Poetry" instead a noun "Story".

Nearby Words: storey, storied, storyline

old	old poetry	old story
good	good poetry	good story
short	short poetry	short story
original	original poetry	original story
Other adjectives: romantic, real, great, serious, bad, dark, excellent, humorous, famous, personal, new, early, traditional, classic.

An epic is a long story centered on a heroic character that describes a series of exceptional events, similar to and suggestive of epic poetry.

Source: The Epic
Self-Deprecation: Kirak Redsteel mocks the quality of his own poetry when he finally appears on page near the end of the story.

Source: Literature / Dying of the Light
As a highly romantic story, it has been a popular topic in Chinese and Japanese poetry for centuries.

Source: Useful Notes / Tanabata

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