Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun poetry

2 senses of poetry

Sense 1
poetry, poesy, verse -- (literature in metrical form)
       => writing style, literary genre, genre -- (a style of expressing yourself in writing)

Sense 2
poetry -- (any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling)
       => expressive style, style -- (a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper")