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adjective
- 1. relating to or used in poetry: "the muse is a poetic convention"
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Learn the meaning of poetic as an adjective related to poets, poetry, or verse, and see examples of its usage and synonyms. Explore the word history, phrases, and related entries of poetic on Merriam-Webster.com.
Learn the definition of poetic as an adjective that describes something related to poetry, beautiful, or expressive. See how to use poetic in sentences and compare it with poetical.
Learn the meaning of poetic, an adjective that describes something like or relating to poetry or poets, or very beautiful or expressing emotion. See how to use poetic in sentences and find synonyms, antonyms, and related words.
endowed with the faculty or feeling of a poet: a poetic eulogist. having or showing the sensibility of a poet: a poetic lover. of or relating to poetry: poetic literature. of the nature of or resembling poetry: a poetic composition; poetic drama; poetic imagination. celebrated in poetry, as a place.
Poetry (a term derived from the Greek word poiesis, "making"), also called verse, [note 1] is a form of literary art that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic [1] [2] [3] qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, literal or surface-level meaning. Such a literary composition is a poem and is written by a poet.
Learn the meaning of poetic as an adjective for something that evokes strong emotions or relates to poetry. Find translations of poetic in many languages, such as Chinese, Spanish, French, and more.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective poetic, which can describe something connected with poetry or having a poetic quality. See also related words, idioms and synonyms.
