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POETIC

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• POETIC (adjective)
The adjective POETIC has 4 senses:

1. of or relating to poetry
2. characterized by romantic imagery
3. of or relating to poets
4. characteristic of or befitting poetry

Familiarity information: POETIC used as an adjective is uncommon.

• POETIC (adjective)

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Meaning:

Of or relating to poetry

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

poetic; poetical

Context examples:

poetic works / a poetic romance

Pertainym:

poetry (literature in metrical form)

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Meaning:

Characterized by romantic imagery

Context example:

Turner's vision of the rainbow...was poetic

Similar:

figurative; nonliteral ((used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech)

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Meaning:

Of or relating to poets

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

poetic insight

Pertainym:

poet (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))

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Meaning:

Characteristic of or befitting poetry

Synonyms:

poetical; poetic

Context example:

poetic diction

Similar:

rhetorical (concerned with effect or style of writing and speaking)

"Fresh pork and new wine kill a man before his time."
(English proverb)
"The cheap thing isn’t without problem, the expensive without help."
(Afghanistan proverb)
"If the heart is empty, the rest will soon abandon you too."
(Arabic proverb)
"Many small creeks make a big river."
(Danish proverb)

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