American English pronunciation

How to pronounce poetic

IPA transcription: [poʊ'ɛtɪk]

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Adjective

  • of or relating to poetry

    “poetic works”

    “a poetic romance”

  • of or relating to poets

    “poetic insight”

Adjective

  • characterized by romantic imagery

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

  • characteristic of or befitting poetry

    “poetic diction”

Usage examples

  • The style of "The Seven Valleys" is highly poetic, though not composed in verse.
  • Many of his works have important social commentary but also poetic resonance.
  • Later he used the pseudonym Yonatan Ratosh in poetic and political writing.
  • The publication of books concerned with poetic form has also increased.
  • He was one of the few South Slavic writers of poetic dramatic orientation.
  • The less poetic, official name of the hydroelectric station is "Bernardo Mascarenhas".
  • It may, however, mean only that the author considered himself Bion's poetic heir.
  • Poetically, it aspires to wisdom, honesty, frankness, and to clarity.
  • We hoped the next headline would not challenge our entire roster of poetic ideas.
  • Pann's poetic language often relies on elaborate successions of images, metaphors, or maxims.