poeticadjective
uk/pəʊˈet.ɪk/us/poʊˈet̬.ɪk/also poetical,C2 like or relating to poetry or poets:
a collection of Dryden's poetical works (= poems)
The story is written in richly poetic language.
approving very beautiful or expressing emotion:
Deanne Sokolin creates abstract, mournfully poetic black-and-white images of wrapped objects.
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- the poetic works of Tagore
- The language he uses is very poetic.
- Rimbaud's poetic genius bloomed early.
- It's a very poetic novel.
- I've always admired his poetic use of language.
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Literature
- alliteration
- antihero
- arch-villain
- baddy
- ballad
- bard
- dramatist
- epigram
- hero
- heroine
- iambic
- ingénue
- limerick
- pantomime
- prose poem
- prosody
- psalm
- quatrain
- revue
- stylistics
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adverb uk/pəʊˈet.ɪ.kəl.i/us/poʊˈet̬.ɪ.kəl.i/