Emily Dickinson Lexicon

poetry, n. [ME < late L. poetrīa < poēta, poet.]

1. Verse; metrical composition; figurative text; written work characterized by beautifully descriptive language and eloquent expression
2. Text characterized by highly exaggerated description; [fig.] embellished memory; glamorized recollection; glorified remembrance.
3. [Fig.] intensely beautiful thing; profoundly moving experience; occurrence which elicits deep emotions.