poetic

Speech parts

1. poetic - Adjective

2. poetic - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Alt. of Poetical

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

poetical shakespearean Shakespearian flowery bardic poetics musical literary poetry fine poem artistic beautiful dramatic sensitive
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Antonyms

prosaic controlled cold incorrect prose literal
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Related terms

poet poetics poetry poem

Phrases with the word

poetic technique poetic style poetic form poetic work poetic verse poetic liberty

Anagrams

picote

Examples

You look at any poetic creature: muslin, ether, demigoddess, millions of delights; then you look into the soul and find the most ordinary crocodile! Anton Chekhov

That willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

In religions which have lost their creative spark, the gods eventually become no more than poetic motifs or ornaments for decorating human solitude and walls. Nikos Kazantzakis

The freedom of poetic license. Cicero

My suggestion is that at each state the proper order of operation of the mind requires an overall grasp of what is generally known, not only in formal logical, mathematical terms, but also intuitively, in images, feelings, poetic usage of language, etc. David Bohm

Poetry is one of the destinies of speech... One would say that the poetic image, in its newness, opens a future to language. Gaston Bachelard

Close letter words and terms

poetess poetette poethood poetic bent poetic composition Poetic Edda