poetry
How many syllables in poetry?
There are 2 syllables in the word poetry.How to pronounce poetry:
Synonyms for poetry:
epic poetry
genre
heroic poetry
literary genre
metrical composition
minstrelsy
poems
poesy
rhyme
rhyming
song
verse
verse composition
writing style
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- about
- over
- only
- lion
- pumpkin
- music
- always
- English
- boastful
- mannered
- tightly
- displace
- daily
- gotcha
- demons
- solute
- jejune
- busy
- anger
- mission
- aetna
- foolish
- catarrh
- untrained
- believe
- doctrine
- civil
- stomach
- gully
- depend
- pillow
- huddle
- amid
- riddle
- pussy
- obeyed
- ice-cold
- follows
- convey
- cheerful
- caution
- measure
- pressure
- drama
- tragic
- terror
- mama
- honest
- burger
- abscond
- … more
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