Examples of poetic in a Sentence
your description of the sun setting over the Grand Canyon was a particularly poetic piece of writing
Recent Examples on the Web
This season, the designer found inspiration in the second act of the classical ballet Giselle, looking at the figure of Giselle as a delicate, poetic beauty.
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Vogue, 6 Apr. 2024
And a rare first edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ($120,000 to $180,000) features a poetic dedication from L. Frank Baum to a close family friend.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
Callahan’s writing emits the most heat in these scenes of romantic malaise, in which the filmmaker works on Eliza’s perceptions and psyche almost as deafness does: both seem to produce a sort of poetic alienation, a sensitivity that tips over into numbness.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
Many of the most popular middle names in America—such as Marie and Ann, which ranked in the top-10 middle names for every single decade from 1900 until 2015—may have been chosen for their pleasing poetic rhythm, Sophie Kihm, the editor in chief of the baby-naming site Nameberry, told me.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
Key Background The study noted song lyrics have historically been used as a form of literary work, with their use of poetic devices like metaphors and imagery.
—Arianna Johnson, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Also missing from that version: the flying that was so effective and poetic as a representation of Tommy’s inner aspirations.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Jaime’s poetic repetitions were like that bird: a technology for creating community among people who might never meet.
—Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The editing and casting, the use of music and Julien’s poetic imagery all imbue his heady themes with a rich humanity, reeling in lofty ideas, linking them to desiring bodies and credible psychologies.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
Vogue, 6 Apr. 2024
And a rare first edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ($120,000 to $180,000) features a poetic dedication from L. Frank Baum to a close family friend.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
Callahan’s writing emits the most heat in these scenes of romantic malaise, in which the filmmaker works on Eliza’s perceptions and psyche almost as deafness does: both seem to produce a sort of poetic alienation, a sensitivity that tips over into numbness.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
Many of the most popular middle names in America—such as Marie and Ann, which ranked in the top-10 middle names for every single decade from 1900 until 2015—may have been chosen for their pleasing poetic rhythm, Sophie Kihm, the editor in chief of the baby-naming site Nameberry, told me.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
Key Background The study noted song lyrics have historically been used as a form of literary work, with their use of poetic devices like metaphors and imagery.
—Arianna Johnson, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Also missing from that version: the flying that was so effective and poetic as a representation of Tommy’s inner aspirations.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Jaime’s poetic repetitions were like that bird: a technology for creating community among people who might never meet.
—Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The editing and casting, the use of music and Julien’s poetic imagery all imbue his heady themes with a rich humanity, reeling in lofty ideas, linking them to desiring bodies and credible psychologies.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1500, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing poetic
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“Poetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poetic. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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poetic
adjective
po·et·ic
pō-ˈet-ik 
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of poets or poetry
poetic words
2
: written in verse
poetical
adjective
-i-kəl
poetically
adverb
-k(ə-)lē
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