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Poetry vs Versicle - What's the difference?

poetry | versicle |

As nouns the difference between poetry and versicle

is that poetry is the class of literature comprising poems while versicle is in poetry, and songs, particularly hymns, one of a series of lines that are shorter than a standard line of verse.

poetry

English

(wikipedia poetry)

Alternative forms

* (archaic )

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The class of literature comprising poems.
  • Composition in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns.
  • A poet's literary production
  • A 'poetical' quality, artistic and/or artfull, which appeals or stirs the imagination, in any medium
  • That 'Swan Lake' choreography is poetry''' in motion, fitting the musical ' poetry of Tchaikovski's divine score well beyond the literary inspiration

    Synonyms

    * poesy

    Antonyms

    * prose

    versicle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • In poetry, and songs, particularly hymns, one of a series of lines that are shorter than a standard line of verse.