Poemedy

po*em*e*dy
–noun, plural -dies.

1.
using the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts in the creation of a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance, resulting in a successful or happy conclusion.

2.
that branch of the drama which concerns itself with this form of composition.

3.
the poetic and comic element of drama, of literature generally, or of life.

4.
poetic qualities however manifested (the poetry of simple acts and things)
in any literary composition dealing with a theme suitable for comedy, or employing the methods of comedy infused with tragedy, mystery and frequently inspired by poverty.

5.
a poetic form that consists of seven lines - each line contains seven syllables.

6.
a segment of Hip-Hop Theatre which utilizes this form of storytelling, e.g., Platanos & Collard Greens ; Shakespeare N. Haarlem ; and Spell # 7.

7.
a word that poets use to describe life itself.

[Origin: 2003 – Present; AAE a term inspired by Laurence Holder’s literary work about Jazz musicians and influenced by (1350-1400: ME comedye < ML cÅ?média, L cÅ?moedia < Gk kÅ?mÅ?idía, equiv. to kÅ?mÅ?id(ós) comedian (kômo(s) merry-making + aoidós singer) + -ia -y3 and Origin: 1350–1400; ME poetrie < ML poétria poetic art, deriv. of poéta poet, but formation is unclear; prob. not < Gk poitria poetess) however the term transcends the separate meanings of these words.]

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