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po·et·ics

   [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.
Origin:
1720–30; see poetic, -ics

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po·et·ic

   [poh-et-ik]
adjective Also, po·et·i·cal.
1.
possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
2.
of or pertaining to a poet or poets.
3.
characteristic of or befitting a poet: poetic feeling; poetic insight.
4.
endowed with the faculty or feeling of a poet: a poetic eulogist.
5.
having or showing the sensibility of a poet: a poetic lover.
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6.
of or pertaining to poetry: poetic literature.
7.
of the nature of or resembling poetry: a poetic composition; poetic drama; poetic imagination.
8.
celebrated in poetry, as a place.
9.
providing a subject for poetry.
10.
of or pertaining to literature in verse form.
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noun
11.
poetics.
Origin:
1520–30; < Latin poēticus < Greek poiētikós. See poet, -ic

Related forms
po·et·i·cal·ly, adverb
an·ti·po·et·i·cal, adjective
an·ti·po·et·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·po·et·ic, adjective
pre·po·et·ic, adjective
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pre·po·et·i·cal, adjective
pseu·do·po·et·ic, adjective
pseu·do·po·et·i·cal, adjective
qua·si-po·et·ic, adjective
qua·si-po·et·i·cal, adjective
qua·si-po·et·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·po·et·ic, adjective
un·po·et·i·cal, adjective
un·po·et·i·cal·ly, adverb
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poetics (pəʊˈɛtɪks)
 
—n
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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