People say don’t judge a book by its cover, yet we can’t help but do it to words. Sure, context clues are a helpful thing, but nothing beats checking your dictionary before assuming what a word really means. Here are only a few words that probably don’t mean what you think they mean.

Poetry is a literary form that uses rhythm and imagery to convey meaning. Unlike fiction or prose, poetry is not direct. It relies on things such as symbolism, meter, and metaphor to deliver a message in an artful way.