Phrase Hound found 9 phrases and 27 compound words that contain poetic. The most common are listed below. Open poetic in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 9
- poetic justiceSynonym of poetical justice (“the idea that in a literary work such as a poem, virtue should be rewarded and vice punished”).
- poetic licenceAny departure from convention or from factual accuracy taken by a writer to achieve a desired effect.
- Poetic EddaA collection of Old Norse poems, songs, and some prose, containing stories about the Norse gods and legendary heroes.
- poetic licenseUS standard spelling of poetic licence.
- wax poeticTo become increasingly verbose.
- pseudo-poeticAlternative form of pseudopoetic: Apparently, but not actually, poetic; having a false appearance of poetry.
- waxing poeticpresent participle and gerund of wax poetic
- waxed poeticsimple past and past participle of wax poetic
- waxes poeticthird-person singular simple present indicative of wax poetic: To become increasingly verbose.
Compound words 27
- poeticallyIn a poetic manner.
- poeticityThe quality of being poetic.
- mythopoeticGiving rise to myths; pertaining to the creation of myth.
- antipoeticOpposed to poetry.
- oenopoeticOf or pertaining to winemaking; vinicultural.
- chylopoeticInvolved in the formation of chyle; chyle-producing.
- unpoeticNot poetic
- ecopoeticOf or pertaining to ecopoetics.
- ethnopoeticOf or pertaining to ethnopoetics.
- extrapoeticOutside of a poem, or of poetry.