Words I Love 014 – Poetic

Today is National poetry Day in the UK, so today’s ‘Words I Love’ is quite apt. It’s also used in my latest offering on my poetry blog.

poetic

pəʊˈɛtɪk/

adjective

adjective: poetic

1. relating to or used in poetry.

   “the muse is a poetic convention”

   synonyms:

   in verse, verse, metrical, rhythmical; More poetical, lyrical, lyric, elegiac, rhapsodic; rareParnassian “poetic compositions”

   • written in verse rather than prose.

     “a poetic drama”
   • having an imaginative or sensitively emotional style of expression.

     “the orchestral playing was colourful and poetic”

     synonyms:

     expressive, figurative, symbolic, flowery, moving, aesthetic, artistic, tasteful, graceful, elegant, elevated, fine, beautiful; More sensitive, imaginative, creative “his rather poetic language”

Origin

mid 16th century: from French poétique, from Latin poeticus ‘poetic, relating to poets’, from Greek po(i)ētikos, from po(i)ētēs (see poet).

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