poetic
/pəʊˈɛtɪk
/adjective
1Relating to or used in poetry: the muse is a poetic convention...
- For poets and those who read poetry, the poetic form can be relatively obscure as a discipline and as an art.
- In the process of discovering and translating Hebrew poetry a Russian poetic community was formed.
- The beginnings of any kind of valid poetry or poetic stirrings in Australia date into the present century.
Synonyms
in verse, verse, metrical, rhythmical;
poetical, lyrical, lyric, elegiac, rhapsodic
rare Parnassian
1.1Written in verse rather than prose: a poetic drama...
- He wrote one other poetic drama, The Famous Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall.
- Most of this literary work consisted of epics and love stories written in poetic form.
- The show melds modern dance techniques and poetic prose narrative to illustrate her desperation.
1.2Having an imaginative or sensitively emotional style of expression: the orchestral playing was colourful and poetic...
- You have the space to be creative, poetic, artistic and sensitive.
- The sight is beautifully poetic and expresses the leitmotiv tension between heaven and earth.
- All aesthetic expression has a poetic quality and is essentially eulogistic.
Synonyms
expressive, figurative, symbolic, flowery, moving, aesthetic, artistic, tasteful, graceful, elegant, elevated, fine, beautiful;
sensitive, imaginative, creative
Origin
Mid 16th century: from French poétique, from Latin poeticus 'poetic, relating to poets', from Greek po(i)ētikos, from po(i)ētēs (see poet).