poetic

/pou'etik/

Thân thiện

The sunset over the calm lake was a truly poetic sight.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or characteristic of poetry: Describes something that pertains to the art, style, or qualities found in poems.
   • Having a beautiful or imaginative quality: Describes language, imagery, or expression that is expressive, graceful, and evocative in a manner reminiscent of poetry.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The novel's descriptions of the countryside were highly poetic. (The descriptions were beautifully expressive, like in a poem.)
  • She has a poetic way with words. (Her use of language is imaginative and graceful.)
  • He provided poetic insight into the human condition. (His understanding was expressed with the depth and beauty characteristic of poetry.)

Advanced Usage

• "Poetic justice": A fitting or ironically appropriate outcome, often where virtue is rewarded or vice punished in a particularly satisfying way.
  • The villain's arrest by the officer he had framed was a case of poetic justice.
• "Poetic license": The freedom taken by writers or artists to deviate from standard facts, rules, or conventions for artistic effect.
  • The filmmaker used poetic license to alter the historical timeline for dramatic impact.

Variants and Related Words

• Poetical (adjective): An older or less common variant with the same meaning as 'poetic'.
  • The poetical works of the Romantic era.
• Poetically (adverb): In a poetic manner.
  • She described the scene poetically.

Synonyms

• Lyrical: Expressing deep personal emotion or observations in a beautiful, song-like way.
• Expressive: Effectively conveying thought or feeling.
• Imaginative: Having or showing creativity or inventiveness.

Related Idioms

• "Poetic truth": A truth that is deeper or more essential than mere factual accuracy, often capturing an emotional or universal reality.
  • The story may not be historically accurate, but it conveys a poetic truth about loss.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. characteristic of or befitting poetry
   • poetic diction
2. of or relating to poets
   • poetic insight
3. characterized by romantic imagery
   • Turner's vision of the rainbow...was poetic
4. of or relating to poetry
   • poetic works
   • a poetic romance

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