Poetry (from ancient Greek: ποιέω / ποιῶ (poiéo / poió) = I create) is a written art. In this art form, a poet uses language to add an aesthetic quality to semantic meaning.

The emphasis on the aesthetics of language and the deliberate use of repetition, meter, and rhyme is what distinguishes poetry from prose. However, this difference is still debated. The layman's view usually distinguishes poetry and prose from the number of letters and sentences in the work. Poetry is shorter and denser, while prose is more fluid as if it is telling a story. Some modern scholars have approached defining poetry not as a type of literature but as a manifestation of the human imagination, which is the source of all creativity. In addition, poetry is also an outpouring of one's heart that brings another person into a state of his heart.