poetics

noun

po·​et·​ics pō-ˈe-tiks 

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

1

a

: a treatise on poetry or aesthetics

b

or less commonly poetic

pō-ˈe-tik 

: poetic theory or practice

also : a particular theory of poetry or sometimes other literary forms

a feminist poetics

2

: poetic feelings or utterances

Word History

First Known Use

1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for poetics

• aesthetics
• ascetics
• asthmatics
• athletics
• cosmetics
• emetics
• esthetics
• genetics
• kinetics
• magnetics
• phonetics
• prosthetics