poetry

noun/ˈpəʊətri/CEFR B1

কবিতা, কাব্য

Meaning

Poems as a form of art or writing.

Example sentences

He loves reading poetry.সে কবিতা পড়তে ভালোবাসে।
Bengali poetry is very rich.বাংলা কাব্য অত্যন্ত সমৃদ্ধ।
He writes poetry about nature.সে প্রকৃতি নিয়ে কবিতা লেখে।
Bengali poetry has a rich tradition.বাংলা কবিতার একটি সমৃদ্ধ ঐতিহ্য আছে।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: verse

Antonyms: prose

Forms of “poetry”

Singular: poetry
Plural: poetry

Similar words, and what each means

verse
পঙ্‌ক্তি, স্তবক, পদ্য, কবিতা
A group of lines that form a unit in a poem or song.

Other English words for “কবিতা, কাব্য”

poem
A piece of writing with rhythm, often in short lines.
verse
A group of lines that form a unit in a poem or song.

Opposite words

prose
গদ্য
Ordinary written or spoken language without a metrical structure.

“poetry” elsewhere on EnglishBD

In 1922 he published 'Bidrohi', a poem so defiant that it changed Bengali poetry overnight and earned him the name Bidrohi Kabi, the rebel poet.
Our National Poet →
Our songs, our poetry and even our sense of distance come from them.
Rivers of Bangladesh →
Poetry is taught from class six.
poetry — plural form →

Where this word is used

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“poetry” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • মঞ্চভীতি, মঞ্চে উঠলে ভয় পাওয়া
- • কবিতা, কাব্য
- • ভাঁজ করা বাড়তি পৃষ্ঠা, গেটফোল্ড
- • স্টপওয়াচ, বিরামঘড়ি
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কবিতা, কাব্য — poetry (noun) — কবিতা, কাব্য. Poems as a form of art or writing.
Which word is closest in meaning to “poetry”?
- • verse
- • kettle
- • customs
- • credit
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verse — verse — পঙ্‌ক্তি, স্তবক, পদ্য, কবিতা. A group of lines that form a unit in a poem or song.

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