Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to poetry.
- adjective Having a quality or style characteristic of poetry.
- adjective Suitable as a subject for poetry.
- adjective Of, relating to, or befitting a poet.
- adjective Characterized by romantic imagery.
- noun The theory or practice of writing poetry; poetics.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to poetry; of the nature of or expressed in poetry; possessing the qualities or the charm of poetry: as, a poetic composition; poetic style.
- Of or pertaining to a poet or poets; characteristic of or befitting a poet: as, poetic genius; poetic feeling; poetic license.
- Endowed with the feeling or faculty of a poet; having the susceptibility, sensibility, or expression of a poet; like a poet: as, a poetic youth; a poetic face.
- Celebrated, or worthy to be celebrated, in poetry: as, a poetic scene.
- Of or pertaining to making or shaping, especially to artistic invention and arrangement.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to poetry; suitable for poetry, or for writing poetry.
- adjective Expressed in metrical form; exhibiting the imaginative or the rhythmical quality of poetry
- adjective See
License , n., 4.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Relating to
poetry . - adjective Characteristic of
poets . - adjective Description of persons, objects, or ideas that connect to the
soul of the beholder.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to poets
- adjective of or relating to poetry
- adjective characterized by romantic imagery
- adjective characteristic of or befitting poetry
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Most of the equipment is painted desert tan, because of the 3rd ID's regular responsibility for protecting the oil fields of the Persian Gulf — an appropriate role for such machines, in poetic as well as tactical terms.
Peace is Hell 2001
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Again, I reread your what I call poetic and inspiring piece which is so much to the point.
apophenia » Blog Archive » spectacle at Web2.0 Expo… from my perspective 2009
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HOWARD KURTZ, RELIABLE SOURCES: Good morning, T.J. Coming up, J.hn McCain's South Carolina victory: were the reporters running around on his bus rooting for what one calls poetic justice after his defeat in the state eight years ago?
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Nothing can resist states: every thing gravitates: like will to like: what we call poetic justice takes effect on the spot.
Representative Men 2006
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The fact that it occurs in what we call a poetic drama does not make it poetry; its fine dramatic significance does not give it poetic significance.
The Lyric An Essay John Drinkwater 1909
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No intellectual formula, no phrase, no word, can express the whole purport of those intense and intimate fusions of sensation, passion, and thought which we call poetic intuition, and which all strictly poetic “philosophy” or “criticism of life” is an attempt to interpret and articulate.
Robert Browning Herford, C H 1905
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"Well, that's what you call poetic license," protested Bill.
The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest John Henry Goldfrap 1898
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No intellectual formula, no phrase, no word, can express the whole purport of those intense and intimate fusions of sensation, passion, and thought which we call poetic intuition, and which all strictly poetic
Robert Browning 1892
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Nothing can resist states: every thing gravitates: like will to like: what we call poetic justice takes effect on the spot.
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Nothing can resist states; everything gravitates; like will to like; what we call poetic justice takes effect on the spot.
Representative Men Ralph Waldo Emerson 1842
writer723 commented on the word poetic
poetic:
-adjective:
befitting a poet: poetic insight.
Characterized by romantic imagery
April 17, 2011