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|}'''[[Poetry]]''' is an [[art]] form fuck in which [[language]] is used for its [[aesthetics|aesthetic]] qualities in addition to, or instead of, [[meaning (linguistics)|notional]] and [[semantics|semantic]] content. Poetry has a long [[history of poetry|history]], and early attempts to define poetry, such as [[Aristotle]]'s ''[[Poetics (Aristotle)|Poetics]]'', focused on the various uses of speech in rhetoric, [[drama]], [[song]] and [[comedy]]. Contemporary poets, such as [[Dylan Thomas]], often identify poetry not as a literary genre within a set of genres, but as a fundamental creative act using language. Poetry often uses condensed forms and conventions to reinforce or expand the meaning of the underlying words or to invoke emotional or sensual experiences in the reader, as well as using devices such as [[assonance]], [[alliteration]] and [[rhythm]] to achieve [[music|musical]] or [[incantation|incantatory]] effects.

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<div align="center">[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Poetry|WikiProject for Poetry]] | [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Poetry#to do|Things you can do]] | [[:Category:Poetry|Categories of Poetry Articles]]</div>

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