Poetry

Poetry (from Greek: ποίησις, Latin: poeta, creating) is a form of literary work which uses rhythm, metre, and sound elements (such as assonance or dissonance) to structure, amplify, and in some instance supplant the literal meanings of words. There is considerable evidence that poetry predates prose, since the earliest poetic productions date from a long era of oral tradition that extends thousands of years prior to the invention of written forms of language.