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poetic

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poetic, poetical
1. of or relating to poetry
2. characteristic of poetry, as in being elevated, sublime, etc.
3. characteristic of a poet
4. recounted in verse


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For there is no common term we could apply to the mimes of Sophron and Xenarchus and the Socratic dialogues on the one hand; and, on the other, to poetic imitations in iambic, elegiac, or any similar metre.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
IN speaking of the Poetic Principle, I have no design to be either thorough or profound.
Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
I concentrated my thoughts on Venice; I stimulated my imagination with poetic memories, and strove to feel myself present in Venice, as I had felt myself present in Prague.
The Lifted Veil by Eliot, George View in context
 
 
 
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