| ADJECTIVE | pert | poetic, poetical | of or relating to poetry |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | poetic | characterized by romantic imagery | |
| pert | poetic | of or relating to poets | |
| all | poetic, poetical | characteristic of or befitting poetry |
| Sounds | poweh'tihk | |
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| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | Of or relating to poetry. | |
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| Synonym | poetical | |
| Spanish | poético | |
| Catalan | poètic | |
| Nouns | poetry | literature in metrical form |
| poetry | any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling | |
| Adverbs | poetically | in a poetic manner |
| Meaning | Characterized by romantic imagery. | |
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| Example | "Turner's vision of the rainbow...was poetic" | |
| Broader | figurative, nonliteral | (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal |
| Spanish | poético | |
| Nouns | poetry | any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling |
| Meaning | Of or relating to poets. | |
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| Example | "poetic insight" | |
| Spanish | poético | |
| Nouns | poet | a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry) |
| Meaning | characteristic of or befitting poetry. | |
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| Example | "poetic diction" | |
| Synonym | poetical | |
| Broader | rhetorical | Given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought |
| Spanish | poético | |
| Nouns | poetry | any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling |
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