poetry in motion
/ˈpoʊətɹi ən ˈmoʊʃən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "If we must have male figures in the most conspicuous parts of ballets, they should be young men of light and agreeable figures. [...] But for the true realization of poetry in motion, the eye of the artist and true amateur requires the beautiful proportions of the female figure."
- "From the front of the hood to the tips of the tail lights [of the car], the lines, were poetry in motion."
- "He was jumping over hurdles. He was all smoothness and grace. He made it look easy—a sign of pure genius. OneTwoThreeAIR … OneTwoThreeAIR. I got so distracted by his poetry in motion that I wasn't ready when my track teammate Carrie P. came at me in a full-on sprint to hand off the baton. She crashed into me and I dropped it."
- "Poetry in motion, walkin' by my side / Her lovely locomotion keeps my eyes open wide / Poetry in motion, see her gentle sway / A wave out on the ocean could never move that way"
- "It's poetry in motion / And now she's making love to me / The spheres are in commotion"
- "TEDDY: I know what I like! Take Miss Hastings, for example. She's poetry in motion. And her voice, like honey dripping off the comb. / HANNAH: Yeah, but can she shoot? / TEDDY: It doesn't matter. Real ladies don't need to shoot."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpoʊətɹi ən ˈmoʊʃən/
- British English: /ˈpəʊɪtɹi ɪn ˈməʊʃən/