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poetics

[ poh-et-iks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)
  1. literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
  2. the study of prosody.
  3. a treatise on poetry.
  4. (initial capital letter, italics) a treatise or collection of notes on aesthetics (4th century b.c.) by Aristotle.

poetics

/ pəʊˈɛtɪks /

noun

  1. the principles and forms of poetry or the study of these, esp as a form of literary criticism
  2. a treatise on poetry

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Word History and Origins

Origin of poetics1

First recorded in 1720–30; poetic, -ics

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