poetics
poetics noun: the theory of poetry, or of literature in general.
Noun
poetics (plural poetics)
- The theory of poetry, or of literature in general.
- Both significantly build on the poetics of death and dissolution that Black and Tan broached so powerfully[…].1988 October 21, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “Bird Watching”, in Chicago Reader
poetics meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
poetics in Tamil
- கவிதை இலக்கணம்
poetics in Bengali
- poetics; the science or treatise of poetry; the study of the principles, structure, and aesthetics of poetry
- কাব্যশাস্ত্র kabbośastro
poetics in Kannada
- ಕಟ್ಟೊರೆಯರಿಮೆ
Forms of poetics
| plural | poetics |
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Origin of poetics
From the Poetics of Aristotle.
Words formed from poetics
Questions about poetics
- What does poetics mean?
- Poetics means the theory of poetry, or of literature in general.
- What is poetics in Tamil?
- Poetics in Tamil is கவிதை இலக்கணம். See Poetics meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is poetics?
- Poetics is a noun.
- What is the plural of poetics?
- The plural of poetics is poetics.
Words near poetics in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: poetics (page history and authors); poetics (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); কাব্যশাস্ত্র (Bengali) (page history and authors); poetics (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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